The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Monday against the two fugitive sons of jailed Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and offered up a $10 million reward for information leading to their arrests.
Archivaldo Ivan Guzman and Jesus Alfredo Guzman run the “Los Chapitos” faction of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, which has been at “the forefront of trafficking fentanyl into the United States” since their father’s imprisonment in the US, according to the State Department.
Los Chapitos’ ability to procure fentanyl precursor chemicals, combined with its penchant for violence and control of secret laboratories in Sinaloa, has allowed the syndicate to dominate the illicit drug trade. 3
“Los Chapitos is a powerful, hyperviolent faction of the Sinaloa Cartel at the forefron