This Video Predates Ovidio Guzmán’s Arrest
The Claim
A video shows clashes between the Sinaloa drug cartel and the Mexican security forces after Ovidio Guzmán’s arrest.
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Following Ovidio Guzmán’s arrest, social media users circulated a video purporting to show clashes between the Sinaloa drug cartel and Mexican security forces.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating video and found the claim to be misleading.
After conducting a reverse image search, Misbar’s team found that the viral video predates Ovidio Guzmán’s recent arrest.
Misbar’s team found that the video was first published on Twitter on December 25, 2022.
The video’s caption reads, "Ambush of the Northeast Cartel to Mexican soldiers in Nuevo Laredo (Tamaulipas). The video is probably from this week because there were clashes, but similar events have been recorded several times this month."
Violence Breaks Out After El Chapo Son’s Arrest
The Mexican drug lord Ovidio Guzmán López is a prominent leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Ovidio is the son of El Chapo, the legendary drug lord, Joaquin Guzmán.
El Chapo was once regarded as the most wanted criminal in the world and the most wanted drug lord in Mexico.
The video was shared during the recent clashes between security forces and gangsters in Mexico.
On January 5, multiple news outlets reported that Mexican authorities arrested Ovidio Guzmán, the son of the notorious drug trafficker Joaquín Guzmán, known as El Chapo.
After his father's arrest, Ovidio Guzmán rose to prominence in the Sinaloa Cartel. He was arrested and temporarily detained by Mexican authorities in October 2019.
In retaliation for the recent arrest of El Chapo’s son, cartels have unleashed violence.
According to Reuters, ten soldiers and 19 suspects were killed during and after the arrest.
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