Type

Person

Name
Archivaldo Ivan Guzmán Salazar

Also known as
Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar · GUZMAN SALAZAR, Ivan Archivaldo · Ivan Guzman · El Chapito · Chapito · El Chato · Ivan Archivaldo GUZMAN SALAZAR

Script aliases
LATIN SCRIPT
Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar
IVAN ARCHIVALDO GUZMAN SALAZAR
GUZMAN SALAZAR, Ivan Archivaldo
El Chapito
Chapito
OTHER SCRIPTS
イバン・グスマン・サラサール (Japanese)
Иван Гусман Саласар (Russian)
إيفان غوزمان سالازار (Arabic)

Date of birth
2 January 1983

Place of birth
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico

Gender
Male

Citizenship
🇲🇽 Mexico (MX)

Nationality
Mexican

Occupation
Drug Trafficker

Position
Leader, Sinaloa Cartel (Los Chapitos faction)
Son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera · Son of María Alejandrina Salazar Hernández

First name
Iván · Ivan

Last name
Guzmán Salazar · Guzman Salazar

Middle name
Archivaldo

OFAC ID
21535
· Program SDNTK

Program IDs
US-SDNTK
US-SAM
KR-OFAC

Risk categories
• Sanctions
• SIP

Flag Summary

• Active Sanction — OFAC SDN (Three Programs)
ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059 · SDNTK (Narcotics Kingpin) · SDGT (Global Terrorist)
ARCHIVALDO IVAN GUZMAN SALAZAR is designated by OFAC under three concurrent programs: ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059 (EO 14059 on Illicit Drugs), SDNTK (Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act), and SDGT (Specially Designated Global Terrorist under EO 13224 as amended by EO 13886). Designated for involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel in the global illicit drug trade. Secondary sanctions risk. Listed December 2021. Listing ID: 21535.
Active Sanction Match
US
ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
SDNTK
SDGT

• US Federal Fugitive — $10,000,000 Reward
Federal Government — Northern District of Illinois · April 4, 2023
Federal arrest warrant issued April 4, 2023 for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (21 USC §846); Running a Continuing Criminal Enterprise (21 USC §848); and Money Laundering (18 USC §1956). Wanted by ICE / Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nogales, Arizona. Guzmán Salazar is a fugitive, known to possess firearms, and should be considered armed and dangerous. NCIC: W323118588.
Reward: April 4, 2023
Reward: $10,000,000
NCIC: W323118588
US Fugitive, HSI

• Warnings & Regulatory Enforcement — SIP — Violent Cartel
Narcotics Kingpin, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Organized Violence
Classified as a Special Interest Person (SIP) linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. Co-leads the cartel with Ismael Zambada Garcia following the arrest of his father “El Chapo.” Associated companies/fronts include TIUMA, S.A. DE C.V. and URBANIZADORA INMOBILIARIA Y CONSTRUCCION DE OBRAS, S.A. DE C.V. The cartel under his leadership has engaged in drug trafficking, bribery of public officials, kidnappings, and organized violence including the October 2019 Battle of Culiacán (Culiacanazo).
SIP — Mexico
Sinaloa Cartel
Warnings & Regulatory

• Note / Partial Delisting
One SDNTK SIP Category Entry Previously Delisted
One SDNTK SIP-category entry is marked as delisted in the source data. The primary OFAC SDN designations under ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059 and SDGT remain active. Per the source, previous source data remains relevant for compliance and avoided error when a specific list entry has been removed.

Sanction Details

🇺🇸 United States — OFAC SDN (ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059 / SDGT)
• Active

Sanctioning Authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury — OFAC SDN

Listed On
December 2021 (ID: 1344)

Programs
ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059 · SDNTK · SDGT

Sanction Types
Secondary Sanctions Risk – SDN List

Legal Authority
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act · Executive Order 14059 (Illicit Drugs) · Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism) as amended by EO 13886 — Section 1(b)

Reason
Involvement in the global illicit drug trade as co-leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. SDGT designation reflects cartel violence activities.

Also Listed On
SAM gov Exclusions – Reciprocal (TREAS-OFAC) · OFAC Consolidated (non-SDN) List · OFAC SDN standalone entry

🇺🇸 United States — SDNTK / SIP-category entry (ID: XR14P98C)
PARTIAL DELISTING

Sanctioning Authority
U.S. — OFAC SDN (Narcotics Kingpin)

OFAC Entry Date
December 21, 2021

Note
This SDNTK SIP-category entry has been delisted. The primary OFAC SDN designation under ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059 and SDGT programs remains independently active. Per the source data, previous data state remain relevant for compliance and avoided.

Legal Cases & Warrant Status

🇺🇸 US Federal — Northern District of Illinois
Ongoing — Fugitive

Case Type
Criminal Indictment

Warrant Date
April 4, 2023

Investigating Agency
HSI Nogales, Arizona / ICE

NCIC Number
W323118588

Charges
  • Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance — 21 USC §846
  • Running a Continuing Criminal Enterprise — 21 USC §848 (a)(b)(2)
  • Money Laundering — 18 USC §1956(a)(h)
  • Attempt/Conspiracy to Import/Export Controlled Substance — 21 USC §963
  • Use of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking — 18 USC §924(c)(1)(a)(b), §924(c)
Order Number
Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886

🇲🇽 Mexico — Federal Authorities
Arrest/Assault

Case Type
Criminal — Organized Crime

Status
Previously arrested by Mexican authorities

Description
Repeatedly responsible for multi-plaza murders and organized crime activities. The cartel under his leadership engaged in drug trafficking, bribery of public officials, kidnappings, and organized violence. On October 17, 2019, he coordinated a violent freeing of his half-brother Ovidio Guzmán López in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in which hundreds of gunmen engaged Mexican authorities, set roadblocks, and caused loss of life — forcing Mexican authorities to release Ovidio.

■ Linked Entities
JG
Joaquín Guzmán Loera
Father – “El Chapo”
Listed

AH
Alejandrina M. Salazar Hernández
Mother
* Sanctioned

OG
Ovidio Guzmán López
Half-brother / co-conspirator
* Sanctioned

JG
Joaquín Guzmán López
Sibling
Listed

SC
Sinaloa Cartel
Criminal organization co-leader
* Sanctioned

Database Coverage

Sanctions
Listed
Warnings and Regulatory Enforcement
Listed
SIP (Special Interest Person)
Listed
PEP Level 2
Not Listed
PEP Level 1
Not Listed
PEP Level 3
Not Listed
PEP Level 4
Not Listed
PEP (Level)
Not Listed
Special Interest Entity (SIE)
Not Listed
Fitness and Probity
Not Listed
Insolvency
Not Listed
Relative and Close Associate (RCA)
Not Listed

Sources

🇺🇸
OFAC SDN and Blocked Persons List
U.S. Treasury enforcement list covering SDN, SDNTK, and SDGT programs.

🇺🇸
US OFAC Consolidated (non-SDN) List
OFAC’s consolidated non-SDN sanctions lists and programs.

🇺🇸
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — Most Wanted Fugitives
ICE Most Wanted list established from the former U.S. Customs Service and INS (2003).

🇺🇸
US SAM Procurement Exclusions
Daily refreshed federal exclusion records and Entities excluded from federal contracts and assistance.

🇺🇸
OFAC — Sanctions Programs and Country Information
OFAC administers comprehensive and selective sanctions programs using broad blocking and trade restrictions.

🇰🇳
Financial Services Regulatory Commission — St. Kitts/Branch International Sanctions
FSRC regulatory body for AML listed in Kitts and Nevis, publishing international sanctions designations.

📁
El Diario
Mexican news adverse media via the AML Watcher Internal Database for illicit acts.

🇞🇳
Wikipedia / Wikidata — List of Positions of Authority
Structured reference data set and lists of public roles and senior positions.

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