El Chapo’s Sons Are Indicted on Drug Conspiracy Charge

El Chapo’s Sons Are Indicted on Drug Conspiracy Charge
A little more than a week after Joaquín Guzmán Loera was convicted in Brooklyn federal court, federal prosecutors in Washington announced the indictment of two of his sons.

On Valentines Day, the indictment and arrest warrants against the sons of El Chapo, OVIDIO GUZMAN LOPEZ, 28, and JOAQUIN GUZMAN LOPEZ, 34,  have been partially unsealed, along with the arrest warrant in the case.  They have been unsealed for the purposes of requirement in the extradition application process, so details are omitted.

From request to seal the documents on 4.2.18 [motion to seal]
This case involves two cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana traffickers who are responsible for conspiring to distribute large quantities of narcotics. The defendants are charged with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms of cocaine, five hundred grams or more of methamphetamine, and one thousand kilograms of marijuana for importation into the United States. The defendants are citizens of Mexico. While it will be necessary for law enforcement officials to disclose the existence of the Indictment and arrest warrant to foreign and domestic law enforcement officials as part of the extradition and investigative processes, public disclosure of such information could jeopardize the investigation and put law enforcement officials, their sources of information and their families at risk.
 The United States moves to seal the Indictment and related documents in the above captioned case for several reasons. The United States needs an opportunity to assure the safety of its [cooperative] witnesses. The United States also needs to provide law enforcement with an opportunity to extradite or request the expulsion of the defendant from foreign countries before he can become aware of the charges filed against him in the United States.