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US Sanctions El Chapo’s Sons and Los Chapitos for Fentanyl Trafficking

The move builds on February’s terrorist designation of the cartel to choke off its fentanyl financing

FILE - The Treasury Department building is seen, March 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled "The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System," on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
FILE - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Mexican soldiers escort Jesus Alfredo Salazar Ramirez (C), a top member of the Sinaloa cartel, in this undated handout picture distributed by the Mexican Defense Ministry and received by Reuters on Nov. 4, 2012.

Overview

  • The Treasury Department designated Los Chapitos and its fugitive leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, freezing any US assets and barring American dealings.
  • Archivaldo Ivan Guzman Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar face up to $10 million rewards each under the State Department’s Narcotics Rewards Program.
  • Sanctions also target a network of Los Chapitos associates and businesses in Mazatlan linked to fentanyl production, extortion, kidnapping and money laundering.
  • President Trump’s administration in February labeled the Sinaloa Cartel a Foreign Terrorist Organization to bolster measures against cross-border drug trafficking.
  • Officials say the actions aim to sever the cartel’s financial networks and reduce the inflow of lethal opioids into the United States.