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Who Is ‘Alfredillo’? Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar: Role, Charges and Status

What officials and news reports say about Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, known as “Alfredillo”. Everything below is attributed to its source. Accusations are allegations, not findings: anyone not convicted is presumed innocent.

At a glance

  • Name: Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar
  • Known as: Alfredillo
  • Role, as officials describe it: The State Department says he shares leadership roles in the Sinaloa Cartel and its fentanyl trafficking operations with his brother Iván Archivaldo. [U.S. Department of State · official record]
  • Link to a criminal group: linked to the Los Chapitos (Sinaloa Cartel) in official U.S. or Mexican records cited below. See the Los Chapitos (Sinaloa Cartel) profile.
  • On this page: 12 facts from 5 sources (9 from official records). Unverified leads are not shown.

Accusations and charges

  • The April 4, 2023 SDNY indictment charges the Chapitos' leadership with continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to import fentanyl, fentanyl trafficking conspiracy, firearms offenses involving machineguns and destructive devices, and money laundering conspiracy. [U.S. Department of State · official record]
  • He was named in the April 5, 2023 thirteenth superseding indictment in the Northern District of Illinois charging him, Iván, and Joaquín López with continuing criminal enterprise. [U.S. Department of State · official record]
  • He was first charged in the Northern District of Illinois in August 2009, according to the State Department. [U.S. Department of State · official record]
  • A federal arrest warrant for him was issued on April 6, 2023 in the Northern District of Illinois. [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · official record]
  • U.S. authorities identify him as facing charges related to fentanyl trafficking and shipping precursor chemicals from China to Mexico. [InSight Crime · news/research]

Sanctions and designations

  • On June 9, 2025 the United States sanctioned Los Chapitos, naming Iván and Jesús Alfredo as its two fugitive leaders; the action was taken under Executive Orders 14059 and 13224. [U.S. Department of State, 2025-06-09 · official record]

Names and aliases

  • The State Department identifies him as Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, one of the four Guzmán brothers known as "Los Chapitos." [U.S. Department of State · official record]

Key events

  • In July 2026 ICE posted a new wanted poster reading 'Two down and two to go' with Xs over the captured Ovidio and Joaquín Guzmán López, renewing the hunt for Iván and Jesús Alfredo. [Fox News · news/research]
  • InSight Crime reports he is among the DEA's most wanted fugitives and that Ovidio and Joaquín are in U.S. custody while Iván and Jesús Alfredo remain at large. [InSight Crime · news/research]

Other reported details

Our coverage

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Last reviewed: September 30, 2026. If you are named here and believe something is wrong, contact us via our corrections page.