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Mexico Tightens Squeeze on Los Chapitos With Arrests of Iván Guzmán’s In-Laws and 20-Year Sentence for Operator

The twin detentions alongside a 20-year conviction signal a sharper push by Mexican authorities targeting the faction’s finances and fentanyl logistics.

Overview

  • Federal agents detained Mario Lindoro Elenes, “El Niño,” and Mario Alfredo Lindoro Navidad, “El 7,” in Zapopan, Jalisco, identified as Iván Archivaldo Guzmán’s father-in-law and brother-in-law and described as financial operators.
  • Both men were taken to the FGR’s Jalisco offices for initial statements under reinforced security and are set to be transferred to a federal maximum-security prison.
  • Searches of two upscale Zapopan residences yielded seven bags of drugs, four handguns, ammunition and magazines, two SUVs, a high-end car, a motorcycle, phones and cash, according to the SSPC.
  • The FGR secured a 20-year sentence against César Osvaldo Toledo Rodríguez, “El Valdo,” for organized crime roles tied to fentanyl trafficking; he was convicted in Hermosillo and will serve time at Federal Center No. 11 in Sonora.
  • Iván Archivaldo remains a fugitive under U.S. indictments and a DEA reward of up to $10 million, as recent blows to his network include the killing of security chief Óscar Noé “El Panu,” the murder of logistics operator Alan Gabriel Núñez, and the arrest of cell leader Carlos Gabriel Reynoso, “El Pollo.”