Mexican drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzmán, a son of jailed kingpin Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, is arrested in Mexico, unleashing a violent backlash by gang gunmen.
One of the Mexican officials said Ovidio Guzman's arrest was likely to prove a welcome addition to US-Mexico cooperation on security ahead of Mr Biden's visit.
A surge in overdose deaths in the United States, fuelled by the synthetic opioid fentanyl, has led to increased pressure on Mexico to combat the organisations — such as the Sinaloa Cartel — responsible for producing and shipping the drug."This is a significant blow to the Sinaloa cartel and major victory for the rule of law," said Mike Vigil, the DEA's former chief of international operations.
For Tomas Guevara, a security expert at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Ovidio Guzmán's arrest helps save face for Mexican law enforcement following the humiliation of having to let El Chapo's son go in 2019. The president argues the confrontational tactics of his predecessors were unsuccessful and only caused more bloodshed, saying he would instead pursue a strategy of "hugs not bullets".Buses, trucks and other vehicles were set on fire in Culiacan by cartel members following the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán.
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