Official prison detention registry for Mexico doesn't even have definitive status on Ovidio at 2:30 PM CST he was 'In Transit'.Ovidio Guzmán Arrested. Culiacanazo 2.0 Breaks Out in Sinaloa
https://www.quadratin.com.mx/principal/confirma-el-universal-captura-de-ovidio-guzman-en-culiacan/
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The newspaper El Universal has published and confirmed that Ovidio was captured. They cite federal sources for confirmation. Various outlets such as Quadratin are currently reporting on El Universal’s confirmation.
Many have noted that this major arrest occurred shortly before a scheduled visit from US President Joe Biden to Mexico.
The arrest allegedly occurred in Jesus Maria in Sinaloa.
At approximately 4:00 am, a military operation was launched that aimed to capture the son of El Chapo, one of the leadership figures within the Sinaloa Cartel, Ovidio Guzmán.
The Army (SEDENA) was allegedly the main military group involved in the capture. The Marines (SEMAR) are the military group most often used for such high-profile targets, so the choice to use SEDENA seems significant. The Air Force and the National Guard also participated in the arrest.
Soldiers moved in to capture Ovidio from a property in the neighborhood of Jesús María, near Culiacán.
Neighbors allegedly began to hear gunfire at 4:40 am, according to Reforma newspaper.
Helicopter gunships were allegedly used and Special Forces units from Airborne divisions participated in the capture.
In total, 900 personnel from SEDENA, the Air Force, the National Guard, and Sinaloa State Police have been involved in the operations, although most were likely notified after the arrest was complete in order to prevent details of the operation leaking to Sinaloa Cartel members.
The Culiacán International Airport has announced that it will be closed all day. Videos uploaded to social media allegedly depict the gunshots which can allegedly be heard near the airport.
With high-profile arrests, it’s common that a detainee will be taken to an airport and flown out on a military plane to Mexico City, which lies safely beyond the grasp of the cartel hitmen trying to free him.
It is likely Sinaloa Cartel hitmen may approach the airports in the area, such as the Culiacán International Airport, and attempt to intercept Ovidio before he is put on a plane for Mexico City.
According to a flight tracker (flightradar24), two Boeing 737 airplanes have recently landed at the Culiacán International Airport.
Journalist Alejandro Domínguez reports that the 737s belong to the Mexican Airforce. He said that the two planes “took off from Santa Lucía minutes before 8am will land. Reinforcement soldiers usually travel in them.”
Journalist Luis Alberto Díaz is reporting that the plane containing Ovidio has already left the airfield in Sinaloa, saying it left at 9:25 am.
Plano Informativo, SPD Noticias, and Debate are reporting that the plane containing Ovidio has landed in Mexico City, at the military airfield Campo 1. Others alleged he has not landed yet, but instead his plane refueled at an airfield in Jalisco.
A small Beechcraft King Air 350 twin prop plane took off from the airport outside of Culiacan shortly after the aforementioned 737s landed.
For the last couple of hours, the surveillance plane has been flying circular patterns over the foothills north of Culiacan, concentrating heavily in the area of Jesus Maria, where Ovidio was allegedly captured. The plane is currently the most tracked flight in the world right now according to flightradar24.
Beech 350s are used by multiple Air Force groups around the world, as well as the US Army, and US law enforcement. There is no country of origin listed on the flight radar for this plane.
Some have speculated that another high-profile target may have been near Ovidio’s location - but managed to escape the area before they were captured.
The live flight data now cannot be found on the flight tracker. This is usually the case when the plan has been grounded and is no longer in flight.
https://www.flightradar24.com/B350/2ec0d7cf
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Mexican papers are left leaning so of course the arrest was done due to Biden’s upcoming visit to Mexico./s
Article spent more time discussing the ensuing chaos in Culiacan since it had no definitive information on Ovidio except that the Mexican military was transporting him due to his high profile nature. Which probably means Ovidio will become a tool for politics between AMLO and FJB.
Official prison detention registry for Mexico doesn't even have definitive status on Ovidio at 2:30 PM CST he was 'In Transit'.