US imposes sanctions on Los Chapitos, a faction of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel

Treasury Secretary Bessent called Los Chapitos a ‘powerful, hyper-violent faction’ at the forefront of trafficking fentanyl into the US

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Los Chapitos, a faction of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, labelling it a Specially Designated Global Terrorist as US President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to tackle cross-border drug trafficking.

Two of its fugitive leaders, both sons of convicted Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were also hit with sanctions, according to the Treasury Department.

“Los Chapitos is a powerful, hyper-violent faction of the Sinaloa Cartel at the forefront of fentanyl trafficking into the United States,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in the statement.