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<\/p>\nA MUGSHOT of the son of feared cartel boss El Chapo has been released by Mexican authorities after his capture sparked an all-out war.<\/p>\n
At least 30 people were killed amid bloody clashes between the military and cartel gunmen following his arrest.<\/p>\n
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Pictures of the imprisoned drug lord's son Ovidio Guzman after he was detained showed him looking shellshocked before the mugshot was shared.<\/p>\n
Ovidio, 32, allegedly took over as head of the Sinaloa cartel after his infamous dad Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was extradited to the US in 2017.<\/p>\n
He was captured by security forces in a dramatic swoop on Thursday ahead of a visit by Joe Biden next week.<\/p>\n
It triggered violent scenes across Sinaloa as gangsters from the Sinaloa cartel\u00a0were out for revenge.<\/p>\n
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Mexican authorities were forced to deploy helicopter gunships, hundreds of troops and armoured vehicles as gun battles erupted.<\/p>\n
At least 30 people killed, including 11 members of the security forces and 19 cartel members.<\/p>\n
Another 21 people were arrested\u00a0during the operations, defense minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Ovidio – dubbed "El Rat\u00f3n"\u00a0or The Mouse – is now being held at a maximum security federal prison in Mexico City.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n A mugshot issued by Mexican authorities shows him expressionless wearing a grey t-shirt, with a dark bar over his eyes.<\/p>\n Pictures shared earlier online by Mexican journalists showed the cartel heir looking shellshocked in custody.<\/p>\n Wearing an orange prison-issue vest, he stares wide-eyed as he is questioned by officers.<\/p>\n Armoured cars with machine guns mounted on top were seen patrolling the region on Friday as troops fought to regain control.<\/p>\n At least 28 people were reported injured in the gun battles, including eight civilians.<\/p>\n Pictures showed cars blazing and huge plumes of black smoke filling the sky in the city of Culiacan.<\/p>\n Gangsters invaded the city's international\u00a0airport\u00a0and opened fire on a passenger jet as it taxied along the runway.<\/p>\n Terrifying video shows passengers cowering on the floor as bullets tear through the fuselage.<\/p>\n Shocking footage also appeared to show a cartel thug attempting to take down jets using a sniper rifle.<\/p>\n Another clip appears to show heavy fighting in Culiacan, with the sky lit up by helicopter gunfire.<\/p>\n The US had offered a $5million reward for information leading to Ovidio's arrest or conviction.<\/p>\n It is not clear whether Ovidio will be extradited to the United States like his father, who is serving a life sentence at Colorado's Supermax, the most secure US federal prison.<\/p>\n Ovidio was briefly captured in 2019\u00a0before security forces were forced to free him after the cartel launched an all-out war in response on the streets of Culiacan.<\/p>\n He has allegedly helped to run the infamous Sinaloa cartel since the extradition of his father in 2017.<\/p>\n Ovidio has also been accused by the US State Department – along with his brother Joaquin – of overseeing 11 meth labs producing up to 2,200kg of the drug per month.<\/p>\n Authorities believe he is also behind the murders of informants, a rival drug trafficker, and a popular Mexican singer who refused to sing at his wedding.<\/p>\n El Chapo is currently serving life in prison in the US for trafficking hundreds of tons of drugs into the United States over a 25-year period.<\/p>\n The 65-year-old was convicted in 2019 of trafficking worth billions of dollars, as well as conspiring to murder his enemies.<\/p>\n But his cartel remains one of the most powerful in Mexico, and one of the largest drug trafficking organisations in the world.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DD-COMP-P2-HARRY-v2.jpg\")
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