Although Mexican authorities have dealt several significant blows to the criminal organization of Los Chapitos, led by Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, including the killings and arrests of people very close to him, a Mexican journalist who specializes in drug trafficking said the recent wave of murders and detentions targeting the inner circle of the son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán may have other motives.
According to journalist José Luis Montenegro, an expert on organized crime and cartels, Iván Archivaldo himself allegedly ordered the handover of his father-in-law, brother-in-law, and his right-hand man and head of security after detecting betrayals and information leaks within his inner circle.
