Son of former Mexican cartel leader 'El Chapo' extradited to US

Mexico extradited Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, to the United States on Friday to face drug trafficking charges, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement, Report informs, citing CBC News.

"This action is the most recent step in the Justice Department's effort to attack every aspect of the cartel's operations," Garland said.

The Mexican government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The extradition comes just two days after Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of "El Chapo," was released from a federal prison in Texas after serving a three-year sentence for helping to run her husband's drug operation.

Mexican security forces captured Guzmán López, alias "the Mouse," in January in Culiacán, capital of Sinaloa state.