Mexico City.- Ken Salazar, United States Ambassador to Mexico, assured that the Justice Department’s accusations against the “Los Chapitos” cartel are proof that criminals have nowhere to hide and will face justice.
The diplomat recalled that the US justice system offers a $10 million reward for Iván Archivaldo, Guzmán Salazar and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, sons of the former leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Salazar considered that the visit of the Mexican Security Cabinet to Washington is an example of the bilateral commitment in terms of security and sets the tone to combat the trafficking of people, drugs and weapons, considered “the soul” of the cartels.
“The indictment by the United States Department of Justice against 28 defendants linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, particularly the group known as ‘Los Chapitos’, shows that criminals have nowhere to hide and have to face justice,” he said.
“The fact that criminals do not recognize borders reaffirms the importance of working together and in a coordinated manner, with our partners around the world and particularly in North America, with Mexico and Canada.”
The Ambassador stressed that, during the investigation against the children of “El Chapo”, millions of lethal doses of fentanyl were seized, as well as thousands of kilograms of pills, methamphetamine and precursors that, if they had reached the market, could have killed the entire population. the American population.
“The efforts of the DEA in the United States are highlighted, since, in 2022, they seized more than 57 million pills mixed with fentanyl and fentanyl powder, equivalent to 410 million lethal doses, enough to kill the entire population of the United States. “, held.
“The DEA collaborated with 10 countries and required the work of 32 offices inside and outside the United States.”
