The US State Department has offered a $5 million award for any information that could help federal agents arrest Joaquin’s sons.el chapo‘Guzman, butt Mexico President Andres Manuel López Obrador announced that US federal agents would not be able to step on Mexican soil and capture them.
The reward for the four sons of the jailed Sinaloa cartel co-founder was announced Wednesday after the president Joe Biden Signed an executive order that will expand the capabilities of the US Treasury Department in the fight against drug trafficking around the world, including in the United States, where more than 100,000 Americans died during the 12 months ending in April.
Ovidio Guzmán López, Joaquín Guzmán López, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, Jess Alfredo Guzmán – known as ‘Los Chapitos’ – married his uncles Aureliano ‘El Guano’ Guzmán and El Mayo’El Guano ‘El Mayon’ . Held leadership roles within the cartel with co-founder. The notorious drug lord was arrested in Mexico in 2014 before being extradited to the United States in 2016, where he is serving a life sentence.
According to the Treasury Department, Ovidio Guzmán López, Joaquín Guzmán López and Iván Archivaldo Guzmán were identified as the leaders of the cartel faction.
All three had previously been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges.
The US State Department on Wednesday announced a $5 million award for information leading to the arrest of four sons of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, including Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán (left) and Ovidio Guzmán López (right).
Joaquín Guzmán López an El Chapo has four sons who are wanted by the United States. All of them are accused of drug trafficking
With Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán sentenced to life in the United States, his four sons have assumed control of the international drug trafficking organization
“For years, the United States has been hit by the worst drug epidemic in its history, driven by deaths from heroin and illegally manufactured fentanyl, and the increased availability of methamphetamine,” the US State Department said in a statement. ” “‘International criminal organizations are largely responsible for bringing these drugs and related violence into our communities.’
Ovidio Guzmán López, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán and Jesus Alfredo Guzmán were all approved by the Treasury Department.
Aureliano Guzmán Loera, who has been charged by the US State Department with ‘international’ drug trafficking, also faces a $5 million bounty, which was announced in November.
The State Department tripled its reward for Jambada in September to $15 million.
Despite the massive reward, Mexican President André Manuel López Obrador warned the United States that his federal agents could not make simple moves on Mexican soil and capture El Chapo’s sons.
“If they are in national territory, it is up to the national authorities to stop it, foreign agencies are not allowed to do that,” López Obrador said during a press conference on Thursday.
Jess Guzman and his two brothers donated laptops, tablets, computer monitors, TVs and school supplies to the poor Culiacan neighborhood of the Bicentennial expansion
Ovidio Guzmán López escaped extradition to the United States on October 17, 2019, after the Mexican military tracked him down at a home in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Washington, D.C., after a federal court judge issued an arrest warrant, as America demanded. Ending the cartel’s alleged fentanyl trafficking operation.
Chaos broke out in the streets of Culiacán as cartel fighters led an attack that was overshadowed by the army and local police, who were met with grenade launchers and rifles.
The video shows Ovidio Guzmán López instructing Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán to order his henchmen to stand.
Under orders from President López Obrador, security forces released Ovidio Guzmán López and withdrew from the residence.
By then at least 13 people had been killed in a military attack launched by cartel operatives, who also abducted military officers before releasing them.
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel López Obrador warned the United States on Thursday that US federal agents would not be allowed to enter the country and arrest El Chapo’s four sons because “if they are in national territory, it will not be allowed”. will be carried out”. It is up to the national authorities to stop it. Foreign agencies are not allowed to do so.
Ovidio Guzmán stands after a raid by the Mexican military at his home in Culiacán, Mexico, on October 17, 2019, which resulted in the violent reaction of one of his brothers before Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador ordered his release.
Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s Aureliano Guzmán-Loera has been charged by the US State Department with “international” drug trafficking. Agency announces $5 million reward for information that could lead to his arrest and/or conviction
In June 2020, López Obrador revealed that it was his decision to release Ovidio Guzmán López because he wanted to save the lives of hundreds of innocent people who were at stake.
He reiterated his decision on Thursday, indicating that only time will tell whether he made the right choice.
“It was a very special circumstance, it was an operation that was not executed well without the support of those who carried out the operation, with very few personnel,” López Obrador said. “If we did good or did wrong, history will tell, I was the one who made the decision.”