A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel on charges of manufacturing cocaine, fentanyl, and other narcotics in Mexico and importing them into the United States, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced today.
According to the indictment, returned Monday in the Northern District of Illinois, Jose Angel Canobbio Inzunza, 44, served as a principal advisor, lieutenant, and security chief for Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar.
Guzman Salazar, along with his three brothers, allegedly assumed control of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico following the arrest and imprisonment of their father, Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as “El Chapo,” the department reported.
The department stated that Canobbio Inzunza conspired with the brothers — collectively known as the “Chapitos” — to manufacture cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in Mexico for import into the United States.
The indictment also alleges that Canobbio Inzunza financed and led an armed security force known as “Los Chimales” to provide protection for the Guzman faction and engage in armed conflicts to aid the Chapitos in their drug trafficking activities.