Overview

• Ovidio Guzmán López, alias “El Ratón,” is a leading member of the Sinaloa Cartel’s Los Chapitos faction and son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán
• He pleaded guilty on July 11 to four federal counts, including trafficking fentanyl and participating in a criminal enterprise
• Guzmán waived his right to appeal under his plea agreement and agreed to forfeit $80 million in illicit proceeds
• He remains in U.S. custody at a secure undisclosed facility pending resolution of his case
• His testimony is expected to support U.S. authorities in disrupting the cartel’s transnational fentanyl network