This frame grab from video, provided by the Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzmán López being detained in Culiacan, Mexico, Oct. 17, 2019. (CEPROPIE via AP File)
In a radio interview, García Harfuch said it was clear to Mexican authorities the deal was made during negotiations between Guzmán López and the U.S. government.
"It is evident that his family is going to the U.S. because of a negotiation or an offer that the Department of Justice is giving him," García Harfuch said.
None of the family was being pursued by Mexican authorities.
Video footage posted online Tuesday by Spanish-language outlet Radio Formula shows Guzmán's family carrying luggage as they wait to be processed at the Tijuana/San Diego border crossing. They reportedly packed $70,000 in cash with them.
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Griselda Lopez Perez, the ex-wife of jailed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, crossed into the U.S. with other family members this week, Mexico said. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office/AP)
He was arrested and extradited to the U.S. in 2017 and convicted of drug trafficking and other crimes. He is imprisoned in Colorado.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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