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Sources: Mexico arrests capo Guzman, son of ‘El Chapo’

Mexicans soldiers stand guard near burning vehicles on a street during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Ovidio Guzman, in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, on Jan 5, 2023. (JUAN CARLOS CRUZ / AFP)

MEXICO CITY – Mexican capo Ovidio Guzman, the son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has been arrested by Mexican authorities, four officials familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

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Guzman was briefly detained in the northern state of Sinaloa in October 2019 by security forces, but then quickly released to avoid violent retribution from his drug gang.