The Aftermath of El Chapo's Son's Arrest

On January 5th at 4:40 am the extradition of a notorious Mexican drug lord, Ovidio Guzman, was halted due to an attack from the Sinaloa Cartel a day after his arrest. The violent attack led citizens to refuge due to clashes in many areas nearby. The cartel was blocking roads, burning cars, and attacking military and civilian planes. The attack led to 29 deaths after 24 hours.

Ten of the deaths were military personnel, Nineteen were cartel members, and thirty-five Mexican Soldiers were wounded. It has also been reported that there were no civilian deaths. Though, this isn’t the first time the son of El Chapo has been arrested. In October 2019 Ovidio was arrested but was shortly released by authorities to prevent more bloodshed on orders of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

The Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for Twenty-Five percent of drug trafficking in the US. I personally hope that they don’t release him as they did in 2019 because clearly, it did not prevent more bloodshed. Currently, El Chapo is serving a life sentence in the supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. I hope that Ovidio also gets sentenced to life just like his father and I also hope the Narco war can come to an end soon.

 

How do you think Ovidio's arrest will affect the narco war?

 

What do you think should happen to him?

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/americas/el-chapo-son-arrest-mexico-prison-intl/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/terror-cartel-violence-engulfs-mexican-city-el-chapo-son

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  • Overall you did well Peter. I would like to see more of your thoughts and opinions within your story.

  • I think that if it is a war then it will not end just from one person being arrested. I think that he should get the sentence that he deserves. If the judge says that he should be let go then he will be let go weather or not it is right. If the judge says that they should get a life sentence then that is what will happen. It is all up to the judge.

  • Based upon the information above, personally, I would say that he should not be released ever again or else a lot of chaos should occur. Also, I do think that Ovido's arrest will have a very big impact on the narco war. 

    • I agree with you on that one, if they did release him nothing good with ever come out of it and they probably just recapture him again in his lifetime.

  • I think that Ovidio's arrest will have a big impact on the narco war. Since he has been captured the drug cartels will continue on what they are doing. These drug cartels are really powerful and the military is worried. The drug cartels will continue on what they doing and find another leader. And continue on.

  • If you told me that the Mexican government was in control of their country I would say you're lying. The fact that the cartels were able to mobalize with terrible efficiency and combat a proffesinal trained force with minnimal effort is astounding. The cartel were able to get reach the families of the millitary that should have been unreachable.

  • I do think that his arrest will affect the narco war, but I don't think it will be enough to change much about the drug trafficking into the U.S. I think that his son should be given a life sentence as well for being the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. I don't think that the cartel will be able to get in a big enough fight with the government to release Ovidio.

    • I agree, The cartel will find a way to keep it running. It has been seen as it is still going on today. I agree that they will not be able to overthrow the government. as they do not have the numbers

  • I think that Ovidio's arrest will create a power vacuum and there will be war between different cartels/gangs. This will either cause less drugs to be made or more. It will also cause a lot of bloodshed. However, I do agree that he should be given a life sentence.

    • I agree, they should never set him free like they did in 2019 or else it will just lead to more chaos.

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