The arrest of two financial actors and direct relatives of Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar in Jalisco represents a direct blow to the structure and financing Los Chapitoscelebrated the United States Ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson.
In the operation carried out this Tuesday ZapopanAuthorities arrested Mario Alfredo Lindoro Christmasknown as “El 7”, brother-in-law of Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán Salazaralready Mario Lindoro Elenasnicknamed “El Niño”, the father-in-law of the same criminal leader.
The actions included searches at two houses in Zapopanwith the participation of elements of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic and the Secretariat of National Defense.
During the operation, seven bags of drugs, four handguns, cartridges, chargers, two trucks, a luxury vehicle, a motorcycle, telephone equipment and cash were seized. The detainees were made available to the State Ministry, which will decide on their legal situation.
Ronald Johnson He emphasized on his social networks that these arrests weaken the ability of one of the country’s largest cartels to cause harm and stressed the importance of cooperation between both governments.
“These arrests by the Mexican government directly impact the structure and funding of one of the largest cartels. They weaken its ability to harm our communities and demonstrate that the United States and Mexico achieve more when they work together as sovereign partners against criminal organizations. Justice will prevail.”explained the diplomat.
While the searches were taking place in Jalisco, in Mazatlan, SinaloaFederal forces captured Carlos Gabriel Reynoso Garcia37 years old, alias “Pollo”, identified as the leader of the criminal cell “Los Jordán”, linked to the faction of Los Chapitos.
He was arrested during the same operation Jesus Arturo Davalos Valenzuela40 years old. Reynoso García is currently facing at least three arrest warrants for murder. Two firearms, a bag of drugs, radios and a vehicle were seized during the arrest.
Federal authorities emphasized that these operations are part of a national strategy to weaken the operational and financing networks of criminal groups linked to drug trafficking. The coordinated deployment of security forces and the use of criminal intelligence made it possible to identify and neutralize key operators of the organization.
The faction of Los Chapitosled by Ivan Archivaldo And Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazaris currently facing its biggest crisis since taking part of the control of the company Sinaloa Cartel.
Another major blow this week was the murder of Óscar Noé Medina González, “El Panu”, on December 21st in a restaurant in the Zona Rosa of the Mexico City.
Medina González was listed as the organization’s head of security and received an award four million dollars offered by the United States Government.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to drug busts Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and his brother Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazarwho is on the list of most wanted people by the authorities of both countries.
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