Los Chapitos
| Founding location | Culiacán, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Territory | Sinaloa, Mexico City, State of Mexico |
| Leader(s) | Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, torture, kidnapping, murder, money laundering |
| Allies |  Sinaloa CartelLos Ninis Los Chimales Los Salazar Gente Nueva |
| Rivals | Mexican Armed Forces Jalisco New Generation CartelLos Rusos Los Guanos Beltrán-Leyva Cartel Caborca Cartel La Plaza Cartel[1] |
Los Chapitos, also known as Los Menores or La Chapiza is one of the main factions of the Sinaloa Cartel originally made up of the sons of drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to later be a unit of elite hitmen, well trained and armed. This criminal cell is currently in charge of the sale and distribution of illegal substances in the country and on US territory. It is considered one of the cartels that has generated the most violence in the northern states of Mexico.
The Los Chapitos faction was led by the recently arrested Ovidio Guzmán[2] and made up of his brothers and half-siblings: Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Joaquín Guzmán López and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar[3], who after the arrest and extradition of Guzmán Loera in 2016 to the United States, the sons took control of the criminal businesses and command of the groups that made up the Sinaloa Cartel, however, a dispute over said command was created cell with another of its leaders known as Ismael “EL Mayo” Zambada.[4][5]
History[edit]
On February 12, 2019, after three months of trial, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, "El Chapo", founding leader of the Sinaloa cartel, was found guilty by a jury in New York, United States[6]. Described by many as "the trial of the century", "El Chapo" was found guilty of 10 criminal charges, which meant the "official" fall of whoever was the most wanted man in the world.[7][8]
Five months later, on July 17, "El Chapo" was sentenced to life imprisonment by the same US jury, being confined in the "Gannet of the Rocky Mountains", one of the harshest prisons in the world.[9][10][11]
On October 17, the federal government orchestrated an operation to arrest Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, "El Chapo", where members of the Sinaloa Cartel responded with all their force, filling the city with an army that paralyzed citizens and launched a total offensive to demand his release, unleashing a series of attacks and other violent acts in the Sinaloan capita[12][13]l. To avoid a massacre, the security cabinet, which was already holding Ovidio, decided to let him go.[14]
According to the US Department of Treasury, Ovidio was a "key lieutenant" in the ranks of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Alliances and Enemies[edit]
Currently, his father's ex-right-hand man, El Mayo, is considered the number one internal enemy of Los Chapitos. Additionally, family friction has been reported with his uncle, El Guano, over control of the trafficking territory and the alleged extortion payments that he was thought to collect in some places in Sinaloa.[15][16]
Other than that, Los Chapitos have their sights set on attacking the Beltrán Leyva Organization, an ally of the Sinaloa Cartel before a split in 2008 sparked a bloody war between the two groups. In 2016, more than 100 Beltrán Leyva members are said to have been responsible for looting the home of El Chapo's mother in the mountains of Sinaloa, forcing her to flee the region, along with hundreds of others from nearby communities.[17]
According to expert reports, the CJNG is considered to have benefited from the ongoing disputes between Los Chapitos and El Mayo, which in turn has strengthened its power and control over the region.
In order to gain strength in their current turf wars, Los Chapitos have recruited allies in several states. Among them are some former rivals, such as Pablo Edwin Huerta Nuno, alias “El Flaquito,” who belonged to the Arellano Félix Cartel in Baja California[18][19], as well as old associates such as Néstor Ernesto Pérez Salas, alias “El Nini,” in Culiacán.[20][21][22]
Finally, the CJNG remains one of the biggest enemies of Los Chapitos, due to its dispute with the Sinaloa Cartel for absolute control of Mexico's vast criminal economies. It is even said that the head of the CJNG Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho", put together a death squad to hunt down and kill the children of El Chapo[23][24][25]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ↑ ""No se vengan a enredar aquí", la terrible advertencia de sicario de La Chapiza tras ser capturado por La Plaza". Infobae.
- ↑ "Ovidio y sus hermanos conocidos como 'Los Chapitos'". ADNPolítico (in español). 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "¿Quiénes son 'Los Chapitos' y por qué valen millones de dólares por cabeza? Conozca estos líderes de una célula del Cártel de Sinaloa". El Universo (in español). 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "Entérate. "Los Chapitos" y sus disputas por el cártel de Sinaloa". El Universal (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ Mosso, Rubén (2017-02-13). "La 'guerra', desatada por 'El Guano' y 'Chapitos'". Grupo Milenio (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ null (2019-02-12). "Joaquín 'el Chapo' Guzmán es declarado culpable". The New York Times (in español). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "Condenan a "El Chapo" Guzmán a cadena perpetua tras el mayor juicio por narcotráfico en Estados Unidos". BBC News Mundo (in español). 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.Espanol (2019-07-17). "Condena a 'El Chapo' Guzmán: así terminó el "juicio del siglo"". France 24. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "Traiciones, revelaciones asombrosas y la caída del Chapo: así fue el juicio del siglo". infobae (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "Unabomber, Tsarnaev, Moussaoui... los otros conocidos criminales encerrados en el "Alcatraz de las Rocosas" junto a "El Chapo" Guzmán". BBC News Mundo (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ Pozzi, Sandro (2019-07-18). "El Alcatraz de las Rocosas, la nueva residencia de El Chapo". El País (in español). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "A tres años del Culiacanazo: la infame fecha que los Chapitos desean que se olvide". infobae (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "'Culiacanazo': A tres años de que Los Chapitos sitiaran la capital sinaloense". Independent Español (in español). 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "Nuevos detalles del "Culiacanazo" sobre llamada de los Chapitos y la orden de AMLO". infobae (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "De la alianza a la 'guerra': ¿Cómo nació la enemistad entre 'El Mayo' Zambada y 'Los Chapitos'?". El Financiero (in español). 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "La guerra entre "El Mayo" y Los Chapitos por Baja California y Sonora". www.proceso.com.mx (in spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-16.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "El día que la mamá de "El Chapo" huyó en una avioneta tras asalto en su casa del cártel de los Beltrán Leyva". infobae (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ ZETA, Investigaciones (2021-02-02). ""Los Chapitos", en la pugna por BC". Semanario ZETA (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ LaOpinionLA, Por: La Opinión laopinionla Twitter laopinionla (2021-06-03). "Los Chapitos se alían con los Arellano Félix para vencer al CJNG y el Mencho". La Opinión (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "'Los Ninis', el grupo de pistoleros de 'Los Chapitos': ¿Quiénes son y por qué EU los busca?". El Financiero (in español). 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "'El Nini': ¿Quién es el jefe de seguridad de los 'Chapitos' que escapó de las autoridades?". El Financiero (in español). 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "Quién es "El Nini", el sicario de los Chapitos que tiene su propio narcocorrido". infobae (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "La sangrienta batalla entre Los Chapitos y el CJNG que habría dejado 250 muertes en un solo mes". infobae (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "CJNG: 'Los Chapitos' le copiaron esta estrategia al cártel de 'El Mencho' para darse publicidad". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in español). 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ ""Los Chapitos" del Cártel de Sinaloa y CJNG "dominan" Los Más Buscados de la DEA". Noticias de México | EL IMPARCIAL (in español). 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
