EL CHAPO’S SONS HAVE BEEN AT THE HEAD OF THE SIANOLA CARTEL FOR YEARS, REPORTER SAYS

El Chapo “is now retired for years and the authorities and the FBI and Interpol and the CIA know perfectly he is not the operator of the Cartel.”

By Camilo Smith

LaVoz de Houston
February 25, 2016

A well-known Mexican journalist said in a TV interview that El Chapo’s criminal syndicate has been run by his family for a while now. “His two sons have controlled the cartel for many years, and the government knows this,” Lydia Cacho told Telemundo.

Joaquin “El Chapo” Gzuman’s sons Ivan and Alfredo have shared photos of their lavish narco lives on social media, according to reports. And when “El Chapo” was arrested in January, Ivan sent out Tweets many saw as threats to the Mexican government. “Nothing changes here, we will continue to work, as my father said, with our heads held high, ” the narco’s son posted on Twitter. Known as “El Chapito,” Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar was arrested more than a decade ago on money laundering charges, but was released over judicial irregularities, reports said. His other son is known as “El Gordo,” but his real name is Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, and he was arrested in 2012. Both sons are in their 30s.

Cacho is reportedly friends with actress Kate del Castillo, who brought fellow actor Sean Penn to meet El Chapo last year. The journalist has said that the Mexican government wants to cover up ties between narco trafficking and politicians, Telemundo reports. She said that “El Chapo” has moved beyond handling the business of the cartel and has used his laundered drug proceeds to start legitimate businesses.

“He is already beyond good and evil. He is now retired for years and the authorities and the FBI and Interpol and the CIA know perfectly he is not the operator of the Cartel.”

U.S. authorities have had their eyes on “El Chapo’s” sons since at least 2012. According to U.S. court documents Ivan is “accused of transporting multiple kilograms of cocaine and several tons of marijuana from Mexico to the U.S. border to introduce them throughout the United States for distribution,” reports Fox News Latino.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Cut off the head and the body of the snake dies. Not necessarily so with organized crime groups like the Mafia and the Mexican cartels.