Mexicans Outraged After Cornered Son of ‘El Chapo’ Released
- Public security minister says capture operation was a failure
- Escape draws immediate public outcry and criticism of weakness
Vehicles on fire after the clash in the city of Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico on Oct. 17.
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The decision by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s security cabinet to release the captured son of the world’s most notorious drug lord left him struggling to contain the damage amid public outrage.
AMLO, as the president is known, said the government took the decision after Mexican forces were overpowered Thursday as they attempted to take in Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The son is said to have taken over some criminal operations from his father. The confrontation, which left eight dead, occurred in Culiacan, the capital of the western state of Sinaloa.