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One of the sons of imprisoned Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges. He is the second of El Chapo’s sons facing similar charges to enter a plea deal. Prosecutors allege Joaquin Guzman Lopez, along with his brother, Ovidio Guzman Lopez ran a faction of the Sinaloa cartel that illegally trafficked large quantities of fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. Joaquin Guzman Lopez previously pleaded not guilty, but on Monday pleaded guilty to two counts of drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprise. With the plea deal, he is expected to avoid life in prison.