Cartel gunmen forced Mexican police to release Ovidio Guzman Lopez — one of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s sons — on Thursday following an arrest, according to a Reuters report.
Guzman Lopez, 28, is accused of drug trafficking in the U.S., including charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana
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Reuters reported Friday that authorities arrested Guzman Lopez but shortly afterward released him to armed cartel members.
The news agency reported that Guzman’s arrest sparked gun battles as well as a prison break.
Cartel members attacked a National Guard militarized police force from within a house in Culiacan, which is the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state. When the officers entered, they discovered Guzman Lopez and three other men. – READ MORE