One of the sons of notorious Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo pleaded guilty on Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal.

Known locally in Mexico as the Chapitos or little Chapos Joaqun Guzmn Lpez and brother Ovidio Guzmn Lpez are accused of running a faction of the Sinaloa cartel. Federal authorities in 2023 described the operation as a massive effort to send staggering quantities of fentanyl into the U.S.

Joaqun Guzmn Lpez, 39, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprise after admitting his role in overseeing the transport of tens of thousands of kilograms (pounds) of drugs to the U.S., mostly through underground tunnels. With the plea deal, his attorney said, he is expected to avoid life in prison.

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