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Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty in drug trafficking case in rescheduled hearing

CHICAGO (AP) — A son of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to plead guilty in a sweeping U.S. drug trafficking case at a court hearing set for Friday.

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Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty in drug trafficking case in rescheduled hearing

FILE - This frame grab from video, provided by the Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez being detained in Culiacan, Mexico, Oct. 17, 2019. 


CHICAGO (AP) — A son of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to plead guilty in a sweeping U.S. drug trafficking case at a court hearing set for Friday.

The hearing for Ovidio Guzman Lopez, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was quietly rescheduled with no public explanation. Court records indicate that Guzman Lopez intends to change his not guilty plea as with federal prosecutors.

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