After entering the house, they found four men including Ovidio Guzman, who is accused of drug trafficking in the United States. The chaotic scenes in Culiacan, long a stronghold for the Guzmans' Sinaloa cartel, will increase pressure on President Lopez Obrador, who took office in December promising to pacify a country weary after more than a decade of drug-war fighting. 'El Chapo' Guzman led the Sinaloa cartel for decades, escaping from prison twice before being arrested and extradited to the United States. He was found guilty in a US court in February of smuggling tons of drugs and sentenced to life in prison. The indictment gave Ovidio's age as 28, and said he had been involved in trafficking conspiracies since he was a teenager.

Source: bd News24 October 18, 2019 03:56 UTC