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Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar Reward Poster (Accessible – English)  [398 KB]
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WANTED: JESUS ALFREDO GUZMÁN SALAZAR REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION 

Imposing Sanctions on Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade

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NAME: Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar
ALIASES: Alfredillo
DOB: 1983
POB: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
NATIONALITY: Mexican
CITIZENSHIP: Mexico
HEIGHT: Unknown
WEIGHT: Unknown
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Brown
SCARS, TATTOOS, OR MARKS: Unknown

Jesus Alfredo Guzmán-Salazar is a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel and the son of former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán-Loera.  Law enforcement investigations indicate Guzmán-Salazar, along with his brother, Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán-Salazar, provided significant operational assistance to their father, including coordinating the transport of narcotics from Central and South America to Mexico; coordinating the transport of narcotics into the United States; distributing drugs to wholesale customers in the United States; and collecting drug proceeds from customers in the United States for transfer to Mexico for the benefit of Sinaloa Cartel members and associates.  To protect their organization, their tactics have included obtaining guns and other weapons, bribing corrupt public officials, engaging in violence and threats of violence, kidnapping, and intimidating members of law enforcement, rival drug traffickers, and members of their own drug trafficking organizations. 

After the arrest and subsequent extradition and conviction of their father in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), the Guzmán-Salazar brothers have increased their power within the Sinaloa Cartel.  They have expanded their enterprise with sophisticated fentanyl laboratories in Culiacán, Mexicoand expanded their transportation operations utilizing maritime and air transportation in addition to tunnels and border crossings.   

On August 6, 2009, and again on February 17, 2016, federal grand juries in the Northern District of Illinois returned superseding indictments charging Jesus Alfredo Guzmán-Salazar and other coconspirators with violations of Title 21, U.S.C., § 846 (conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and more than 1 kilogram of heroin); Title 21, U.S.C., § 963 (conspiracy to import more than 5 kilograms of cocaine); and Title 21, U.S.C., § 841 (a)(1) (distribution of more than 1 kilogram of heroin).   

The U.S. Department of State is offering a REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Jesus Alfredo Guzmán-Salazar.   

If you have information and are located outside of the United States, please contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. If in the United States, please contact the local Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office in your city, or CONTACT THE DEA AT +1-619-540-6912 (WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal) or via Threema: 2VBZFZTY or via SNAPCHAT: narco_tips 

ALL IDENTITIES ARE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.    

Government officials and employees are not eligible for rewards. 

U.S. Department of State

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