A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty Friday to US dr-g trafficking charges. He is the first of #ElChapo’s sons to enter a plea deal. Prosecutors allege #OvidioGuzmanLopez and his brother, #JoaquinGuzmanLopez, ran a faction of the Sinaloa cartel. They became known locally as the “Chapitos,” or “little Chapos,” and federal authorities in 2023 described the operation as a massive effort to send “staggering” quantities of f-ntanyl into the #UnitedStates. As part of a plea agreement, Ovidio Guzman Lopez admitted to helping oversee the production and smuggling of large quantities of c-caine, h-roin, m-thamphetamine, mar-juana and f-ntanyl into the United States, fueling a crisis that has contributed to tens of thousands of overdose de-ths annually. Guzman Lopez pleaded guilty to dr-g trafficking, money laundering and firearms charges tied to his leadership role in the cartel. Terms of the deal, including sentencing recommendations or cooperation agreements, we...