“If they are in national territory, it is up to our authority to stop them, no foreign force is allowed to act in this matter and in any other in our territory.”Declared López Obrador in his usual morning press conference. The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said this Thursday that it is up to his government to arrest the children of drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman. “They also began to buy large quantities of ephedrine from Argentina and organized the smuggling of the product to Mexico when they began to experiment with the production of methamphetamine (…) On April 2, 2018, both Guzmán-López brothers were prosecuted for a Gran Federal jury in the District of Columbia and charged with one count of 21 USC Sections 959 (a), 960 and 963 (conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, 500 grams of methamphetamine and 1,000 kilograms of marijuana) ”. It is detailed that “after the death of Edgar, Joaquín and Ovidio inherited a large part of the profits from narcotics and began to invest large amounts of cash in the purchase of marijuana in Mexico and cocaine in Colombia. In addition, police investigations indicate that Joaquín and his brother, Ovidio Guzmán-López, perform high-level command and control functions in their own drug trafficking organization, the Guzmán-López Transnational Criminal Organization, under the umbrella of the Sinaloa Cartel. The indictment also included forfeiture provisions”.Ībout Jesús Alfredo Guzmán it is also mentioned that “On August 6, 2009, and again on February 17, 2016, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Illinois returned replacing indictments against Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar and other co-conspirators with violations of Title 21, USC, § 846 (conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and more than 1 kilogram of heroin) Title 21, USC, § 963 (conspiracy to import more than 5 kilograms of cocaine) and Title 21, USC, § 841 (a) (1) (distribution of more than 1 kilogram of heroin) ”. The indictment charged him and others with violations of Title 21, USC §§ 952, 960, 963 (conspiracy to import methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana) and Title 18 USC Section 1956 (h) (conspiracy to launder monetary instruments). The State Department recalls that “On July 25, 2014, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán-Salazar was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of California.
They have expanded their business with sophisticated fentanyl laboratories in Culiacán, Mexico, and have expanded their transportation operations using ocean and air transportation, as well as tunnels and border crossings ”. It is also stated that “ Following the arrest and subsequent extradition of their father and his conviction in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), the Guzmán-Salazar brothers have increased their power within the Sinaloa Cartel.
What’s more, “To protect his organization, his tactics have included obtaining arms and other weapons, bribing corrupt public officials, participating in acts of violence and threats of violence, kidnapping and intimidating members of law enforcement, rival drug traffickers and members of his own drug trafficking organizations ”. “ Ovidio ordered the murder of “a popular Mexican singer”Ībout Ovidio Guzmán-López it is mentioned that “He has ordered the murders of informants, a drug trafficker and a popular Mexican singer who had refused to sing at his wedding.” “The Guzmán-Salazar brothers increased their power in the Sinaloa Cartel after their father’s extradition”Ībout Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, the United States Department of State mentions that “Police investigations indicate that Guzmán-Salazar, along with his brother, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán-Salazar, provided significant operational assistance to their father, including coordinating the transportation of narcotics from Central and South America to Mexico coordinate the transportation of narcotics to the United States distribute drugs to wholesale customers in the United States and collect the drug profits of the clients in the United States to transfer them to Mexico for the benefit of the members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel ”.
Methamphetamine is sold wholesale to other Sinaloa members and to distributors based in the United States and Canada. In the orders it is detailed that “The Guzmán-López brothers currently supervise approximately 11 methamphetamine laboratories in the state of Sinaloa, which produce approximately between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine per month. “They supervise 11 methamphetamine laboratories”