[image of El Chapo looking sheepish](https://example.com/elpapo)
" and cartel's all like "Nah, we got our own thing goin' on 
" meanwhile Guzman Lopez is like "Peace out, I'll just take the deal 
"
[GIF of a deal being made](https://example.com/dealdeal)
... so joaquin guzman's son is pleading guilty and it's like his dad's empire is crumbling 
. think about it, el chapo was notorious for being the kingpin but now it seems like the family's going down 
. maybe this is a sign that law enforcement is getting smarter and more connected 
? or just another way to make an example out of someone's kid 
? so like this is crazy right? joaquin guzman lopez's son just pleads guilty to narcotics trafficking charges like what even is going on with the sinaloa cartel 
it's like they're fighting over who gets to control the fentanyl game, and now his own family members are getting caught up in it. and it's not like joaquin "el chapo" guzman is exactly a saint either 
his dad was arrested in 2016 and everyone knows he was super ruthless. but at the same time, you gotta feel bad for this kid who's basically being forced to plea guilty out of fear or whatever. life imprisonment isn't even that harsh compared to what his family members have been through 
So like, I just saw this news about Joaquin Guzman Lopez, aka one of 'El Chapo's' sons 
. Anyway, it looks like he's gonna plead guilty to narcotics trafficking charges in the US 
. According to stats from the FBI, there were over 100,000 overdose deaths in the US last year alone 
... and fentanyl was responsible for like 70% of those 
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. Like, according to charts from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, there were over 50,000 people incarcerated in US prisons for drug trafficking offenses last year 
... and most of them got sentenced to like 10-20 years or more 
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. Did you know that Mexico has seen over 1,200 deaths related to cartel violence in just the past year? That's insane... and according to reports from UNODC, fentanyl trafficking is responsible for like 60% of those deaths 
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. We'll have to wait and see how it all plays out 
. I'm all for people making deals and moving on but it's weird how Joaquin's son is giving up so easily considering his dad was basically a superhero to him lol imagine being part of that kind of legacy and just flipping out 
I guess you could say he's got more sense than his bro Ovidio who at least had the balls to plead guilty first still, this whole thing is super messed up especially with all those people caught in the middle between the cartels gotta feel for them 