On the morning of this Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the audience of Ovid Guzman Lópezalias “El Ratón”, in the maximum security prison of the Altiplano for his appearance for a possible trial of extradition To united states. Follow the live details.
from very early, The National Guard carries out a special security operation in the vicinity of the Altiplano prison, located in Almoloya de Juárez, in the State of Mexico.
The hearing this Tuesday in which the United States will try to have Ovidio Guzmán sent to that country will be done virtuallywith the presentation of the first tests obtained against him by the Department of Justice of the neighboring country.
This Tuesday’s hearing is expected to last a few hours during the first tests for Judge Gregorio Salazar Hernández, from the Almoloya Criminal Justice Center.
The United States formalizes the extradition request for Ovidio Guzmán
February 27, The United States formalized the request for the extradition of Ovidio Guzmán and delivered the necessary documentation to the government of Mexico, for his probable transfer to that country with the purpose of facing accusations related to drug trafficking.
The request was sent to the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) a few days before the deadline of March 5 set by a judge in Mexico for the United States to formally request the extradition of the son of Chapo Guzmán.
Ovid Guzman aka “the Mouse”, was detained for extradition purposes on January 5 in the town of Jesús María, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in an operation by the Mexican Army.
That same day, the leader of the Chapitos was imprisoned in the maximum security prison of the Altiplano for crimes related to drug trafficking.
Ovidio Guzmán is accused by the United States for the crimes of criminal association to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana in that country.