U.S. Renews Push to Capture Two Remaining 'El Chapo' Sons After Joaquín Guzmán López's Guilty Plea

Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar (right) and his brother Jesús Alfredo (left) are the remaining at-large leaders of Los Chapitos. The U.S. government is offering rewards of up to $10 million each for information leading to their capture. (Credit: U.S. Treasury Department/courtesy)

After spending more than a year in U.S. custody, Joaquín Guzmán López, known as "El Güero," pleaded guilty on Dec. 1 to one count of drug conspiracy and one count of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise for his role co-leading Los Chapitos, the Sinaloa Cartel faction run by the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán since his 2016 arrest.

Like his brother Ovidio Guzmán López did in July, El Güero reached a plea agreement with U.S. authorities after months of negotiations. As part of the deal, he admitted acting as a logistical coordinator for the transport of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other drugs and precursor chemicals from Mexico into the United States.