Arrest Of Ovidio Guzmán
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Overview
Arrest Of Ovidio Guzmán refers to the highly publicized event in which Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, was arrested by Mexican authorities on January 2023. The news spurred several memes on social media about the war between the cartel and the Mexican police.
Background
On January 5th, 2023, CNN news[1] reported that Mexican authorities arrested the son of notorious kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán.[2] The intense operation in northern México culminated in a series of violent acts across México, which led to the deaths of 29 people.[3]
Developments
Cartel Response To The Arrest
With the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, people in the city nearby woke up to a new wave of violence in the streets, with blockades and shootings between security forces and members of organized crime. As the events started to gain virality on social media, some memes also began to be shared, like the post uploaded by Twitter[4] user @chuchinj showing how journalists, TV show writers and the rival cartel reacted to the news. The tweet, seen below, gained 201,300 views and 4,200 likes in one day.
Los guionistas de Netflix, los periodistas, los carteles rivales, todo Culiacán y prácticamente todo México después de la captura de Ovidio Guzmán. pic.twitter.com/BSpHujQ8Sh
— Chucho dedos chuecos (@chuchinj) January 5, 2023
Other videos, like one posted by Twitter[5] user @crisoiraheta on January 6th, 2023, joke about the cartel's men going to rescue Guzmán. The tweet garnered 40,300 views and 589 likes in less than 24 hours (seen below).
The Sinaloa cartel on their way to save Ovidio Guzman 🏃🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/4lJptVsUto
— Cristian (@crisoiraheta) January 6, 2023
The news was also trending on TikTok, with users posting actual footage of the cartel's response, like the footage of passengers on the floor after some men started to fire against the plane in Culiacán, México. The video below, uploaded to TikTok[6] by @moneymarlow, earned over 148,000 likes and 3,200 shares in one day.
@moneymarlow The city of Culiacán in Mexico is definitely a warzone right now. The Mexican armed forces and C🅰️rtel are fighting each other due to El Chapó’s son arrest. #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #fy #parati #mexico #ovidioguzmanlopez #war #warzone #culiacan #viral #trending #news #clips #shorts #scary #fypシ #sad #guerra ♬ It done popped off in Culiacán again – Money Marlow
Online Reactions
Reactions to the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán López flooded social media with memes to lessen the blow of the brutal repercussions it had on México's citizens. Several memes joke about this appearing in a future episode of Netflix's Narcos, like in the January 5th tweet below by Twitter[7] user @madluckisdead, which received 281 likes and 32 retweets in one day.
netflix ceo seeing everything go down in mexico knowing they got more narcos content pic.twitter.com/RcHDcQ3TR2
— luck (@madluckisdead) January 5, 2023
Those in Mexico who feel the presence of cartel violence have been making numerous memes about going about their own daily lives during a cartel war. A meme by Twitter[8] user @crisfg0221 jokes about dressing up with combat gear and advanced weaponry to leave the house in search of tortillas.
Mi Outfit para que no me maten al ir por las tortillas. #Culiacan #OvidioGuzman #chapitos #mazatlán #mochis #Culiacanazo pic.twitter.com/hb8Cphnmvw
— Cristian Fragoso (@crisfg0221) January 5, 2023
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External References
[1] CNN – Mexican authorities arrest son of notorious drug lord ‘El Chapo’
[2] Wikipedia – Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
[3] CNN – Son of ‘El Chapo’ held in top-security prison in Mexico after 29 killed in arrest operation
[5] Twitter – crisoiraheta
[6] TikTok – moneymarlow
[7] Twitter – madluckisdead
[8] Twitter – crisfg0221
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