Blue shirt unbuttoned, scapular of the Holy Child of Atocha around his neck, hands raised. “I’ve already surrendered. Please stop everything. Calm down, there’s no other way… I don’t want any more chaos.” Ovidio Guzmán on October 17, 2019. Click. “Many citizens, many human beings, were at risk. The decision was made to protect people’s lives.” Andrés Manuel López Obrador the next day, confirming the release of El Chapo’s son, with his brothers the leader of the Los Chapitos faction of his father’s organized crime empire. Click. A town in Sinaloa, Jesús María, turned into a carpet of shell casings and exploded glass; charred cars, bloody uniforms, the remains of a pitched battle. Click. The Secretary of Defense announces the success of a resounding blow to Mexican drug trafficking: Ovidio Guzmán, “El Ratón,” now yes, on January 5, 2023, has been captured. Click. Skinny, wearing jail fatigues with the number 5684, Ovidio heads to Chicago. Click. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada lands in Santa Teresa, Texas, on a plane also carrying Joaquín Guzmán López. Click. Ovidio Guzmán reaches a deal with the U.S. Attorney’s Office; he will plead guilty and provide information about the Sinaloa Cartel. After five years and six and a half months in the spotlight, the criminal journey of El Chapo Guzmán’s youngest son has ended. Click. End of reel.

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