Mexico will arrest kingpin's son provided public not at risk -president

Record ID: 1437866

  • Title: Mexico will arrest kingpin's son provided public not at risk -president
  • Date: 21st October 2019
  • Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (OCTOBER 21, 2019) (REUTERS) GENERAL VIEW OF PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADO ARRIVING FOR NEWS BRIEFING VARIOUS OF NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR SAYING: "Yes, there is an arrest warrant (for Ovidio Guzman) and an extradition order as long as the people are not put at risk. People's lives must be looked after." JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR SAYING: "We are never going to opt for war, for confrontation using force. What matters to us are people's lives." JOURNALISTS CULIACAN, SINALOA, MEXICO (OCTOBER 20, 2019) (REUTERS) TROOPS OF SOLDIERS MARCHING VARIOUS OF MILITARY CEREMONY (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) COMMANDER OF THE MILITARY'S THIRD REGION, GENERAL CARLOS CARRILLO, SAYING: "Permanent observation of the people's rights. Absolute respect for human rights." SOLDIERS MARCHING TOWARDS VEHICLES VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS IN CONVOY SOLDIERS BEGINNING TO PATROL STREETS
  • Embargoed: 4th November 2019 17:42
  • Keywords: Mexico drugs violence El Chapo Guzman son arrest
  • Location: MEXICO CITY AND CULIACAN, SINALOA, MEXICO
  • City: MEXICO CITY AND CULIACAN, SINALOA, MEXICO
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Editors' Choice
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B21KJEV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Mexico's president said Monday (October 21) his government still intends to arrest Ovidio Guzman, son of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, once it can do so safely after the suspected trafficker's forces waged gun battles with authorities in the northwestern city of Culiacan.
    The younger Guzman was briefly detained on Thursday in Culiacan, in the state of Sinaloa. He was released after officials realized they were outmatched.
    Lopez Obrador said the decision to free Ovidio Guzman halted the shootings and saved lives, and he would order another apprehension provided there is an arrest warrant for the operation and that the public is not put in danger.
    "People's lives must be looked after," he said.
    Mexicans were divided over the decision to free Guzman and widely sceptical over the government's ability to contain escalating violence, according to an Oct. 18-20 phone survey of 400 adults published on Monday by newspaper Reforma.
    It found that 49% of respondents disagreed with the decision to release Guzman, while 45% agreed with it. The poll also showed 56% of respondents felt that organized crime was stronger than the government, while one third took the opposite view.
    Late Sunday (October 20), a second contingent of Mexican troops arrived in Culiacan to help secure the city.
    (Production: Jorge Gonzalez, Roberto Ramirez, Manuel Carrillo)
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