US Doubles Bounty on El Mochomito to $10M — Total $20M Now Offered for Both Chapitos Brothers

The U.S. government doubled the reward for Jesús Alfredo 'El Mochomito' Guzmán Salazar to $10 million on April 16, 2026, matching the reward previously reiterated for his brother Iván Archivaldo on April 14. The combined $20 million bounty targets the two remaining at-large leaders of the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, both sons of convicted drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán. The announcement was framed around severing the Chapitos' Chicago drug supply chain, which has been a primary focus of Northern District of Illinois federal prosecutors. Mochomito faces federal charges including drug trafficking conspiracy and racketeering. The doubling of his bounty signals an escalation in US pressure on the faction at a time when La Mayiza has pushed Chapitos fighters out of most of Sinaloa. Both brothers are believed to be sheltering in the Sierra Madre mountains in the Badiraguato region with diminished operational capacity.