Source of the Government of Mexico says that they received the formal request to extradite Ovidio Guzmán to the United States.

Ovidio Guzmán, son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

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(CNN Spanish) ––

The Mexican Attorney General's Office received a formal request for extradition to the United States for Ovidio Guzmán López, son of drug trafficker Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, imprisoned in that country, a government source told CNN on Monday with knowledge of the case.

CNN is seeking a reaction from Guzmán López's defense, but has not yet received a response.

Ovidio Guzmán was captured in a special operation deployed in January in Sinaloa and faces charges in the US of conspiracy to import and distribute drugs in that country, along with his brother Joaquín Guzmán López.

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Alberto Bello contributed to this report.

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