The US has imposed sanctions on the two fugitive sons of Mexican Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and announced that it is offering a reward of up to $10 million for each of them for information leading to their arrest or conviction, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against Archivaldo Ivan Guzman Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, who are believed to be currently in Mexico.
Guzman's other sons - Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ovidio Guzman Lopez - are currently in prison in the US. In May, federal prosecutors announced that they would not seek the death penalty for Joaquín Guzmán López if he is convicted on multiple charges in Chicago.
Sanctions were also imposed on a faction of the Sinaloa cartel known as the "Chapitos", or Little Chapos, which has been identified as a major exporter of fentanyl to the United States, as well as a regional network of "Chapitos" associates and businesses based in Mazatlán, Mexico, allegedly involved in drug trafficking, extortion and money laundering.
For 25 years, El Chapo has been accused of smuggling mountains of cocaine and other drugs into the United States, according to federal prosecutors. In 2019, he was sentenced to life in prison in the United States on multiple charges.