Fugitive Files

Case 088: The Chapitos | Heirs to El Chapo’s Throne


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When El Chapo fell, his sons—the infamous Chapitos—rose. Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzmán Salazar aren’t just cartel royalty, they’re fugitives with $10 million bounties on their heads, accused of running one of the most violent and profitable drug trafficking empires on earth. From orchestrating the “Battle of Culiacán” to flooding the U.S. with fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and meth, the Guzmán brothers turned their father’s legacy into their own brand of terror. Meanwhile, their half-brother Ovidio Guzmán Lopez has already pleaded guilty, facing billions in drug charges and an $80 million forfeiture deal. But Ivan and Alfredo? They’re still out there.

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Fugitive FilesBy SAM N