Overview

• Guzmán admitted to leading a criminal enterprise and trafficking fentanyl, money laundering and firearms offenses in a Chicago federal court.
• He agreed to pay $80 million under the terms of the plea deal to the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Prosecutors expect him to provide detailed information on Los Chapitos, the Sinaloa Cartel faction he helped lead.
• A sentencing hearing is set within six months, with Guzmán likely to receive a sentence well below life imprisonment.
• The case highlights deepening U.S.–Mexico law enforcement cooperation to disrupt the cartel behind America’s fentanyl epidemic.