Little by little, the most important drug traffickers in Mexico have been falling; in the case of The Chapitosthe faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the children of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmantwo of the leaders are in the custody of US authorities, Ovid Guzman Lopezalias “The Mouse” and Joaquin Guzman Lopezalias “El Güero”.
The most high-profile case was that of Ovidio Guzmán, arrested for the first time in October 2019 in an incident that later became known as “The Culiacanazo”because after the authorities arrested him in a house in Culiacán, violence broke out.
The city became a war zone, with gunfire everywhere, prison escapes, drug blockades and other things caused by his arrest, so it was ordered that he be released.
A second “Black Thursday” was experienced on January 5, 2023, when in the town of Jesús María, in Culiacán, violence broke out again because “El Ratón” was arrested, but this time Neither the shootings nor the drug blockades managed to free Ovidio.
He was taken to the maximum security prison of Altiplano, in Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico, nine months later he was extradited to the United States, where he will be prosecuted.
Surprisingly, on July 25, 2024, Joaquín Guzmán López was arrested in El Paso, Texas, along with the supreme leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambadawhom he allegedly kidnapped in order to hand him over to the American justice system and reach a deal. However, at his first hearing he pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
The children of “El Chapo” who are still free
Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar They are the other two sons of “El Chapo” who are still free, despite the fact that the DEA filed charges against them in early 2023 after having undertaken a fight against fentanyl trafficking.
Following the arrests of their brothers and divisions within the Sinaloa Cartel, Iván and Jesús now seek to become the sole leaders of the criminal organization co-founded by their father.
Although the betrayal suffered by “El Mayo” at the hands of Los Chapitos could cause a large-scale internal struggle to define who has control of the criminal group, others think that this will be the end of “El Chapo’s” sons.
The successor of Los Chapitos
In the event of the fall of Iván Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo, the question is who will be the successor of the criminal group, and the answer was given by journalist Anabel Hernández in her podcast “Narcosistema”, where she mentioned a name that had already been made known as the brilliant mind behind Los Chapitos.
It is about Jose Angel Canobbio Inzunzabetter known as “El Güerito,” who plays a key role in fentanyl trafficking and, unlike the cartel’s top leaders, is not on the United States’ list of priority targets.
In addition, the Mexican journalist, expert in drug trafficking, mentioned the brother of “El Güerito”, Jorge Abraham Cannobio Inzunzawhose role within the criminal organization is also of vital importance
José Ángel was not always part of organized crime. In other times he was the manager of a Mercedes Benz agency, he is fluent in English and has international contacts, which makes him a key piece in the operation of Los Chapitos, in addition He is considered extremely intelligent and methodical.with skills in resource management and criminal strategy.
But another thing that distinguishes “El Güerito” is the violence and brutality with which he operates. Testimonies indicate that he is willing to use extreme methods to achieve his objectives, without considering possible civilian casualties, including women or children.
In May 2023 the importance of “El Güerito” was revealed via an email sent by Damaso Lopez Serranoalias “El Mini Lic”, to various media such as Zeta Tijuana, Riodoce and Borderland Beat.
According to Dámaso, “El Güerito” was the one who proposed manufacturing fake oxycodone pills contaminated with fentanyl, as he assured that it would be a more lucrative business than cocaine or heroin trafficking, and thus began one of the most tragic stories regarding the current health crisis caused by this drug.
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