The Justice Department announced this Friday that it has filed criminal complaints in three federal districts against various alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel. four sons Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, for fentanyl and other drug trafficking.
The US Attorney General said in a statement. merry wreathstressed that the actions were targeted. “the world’s largest and most prolific fentanyl smuggling operation“, managed by the cartel in question and fed by ” Chinese pharmaceutical companies.
The charges in the southern federal districts of New York, northern Illinois, and the District of Columbia are against nearly thirty people, including El Chapo’s four children. According to the description there 7 defendants in custody, although it is not disclosed what they are.
Message to ‘Chapitos’
Actions this Friday, according to Anne Milgram, director of the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Sending a clear message to ‘Chapitos’, Sinaloa cartel and criminal drug networks around the world DEA won’t stop at nothing To protect the national security of the United States and Americans.”
“Chapitos”, the four children of the former leader of that cartel, Joaquín Guzmán: Iván Guzmán Salazar, 40; Alfredo Guzmán Salazar (37), Joaquín Guzmán López (36) and Ovidio Guzmán López, 33.
Ministry of Justice, allegedly using cargo aircraft, private aircraft, submarines and other submersible and semi-submersible vesselscontainer ships, supply and fishing vessels, speedboats, buses and wagons, among others, to transport pharmaceuticals and chemical intermediates.
The State Department is offering rewards of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Iván, Alfredo, and Ovidio Guzmán, and up to $5 million for Joaquín, through the Narcotics Rewards Program of the State Department.
According to the US, the Sinaloa cartel is “the world’s most powerful drug cartel” and is largely responsible for the manufacture and production of fentanyl for distribution in the United States of this drug, which is considered 50 times more potent than heroin. “It is the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18 to 49.”