Mario Alfredo Lindoro Navidad, alias 'El 7', and Mario Lindoro Elenes, alias 'El Niño', the father-in-law and brother-in-law of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, leader of Los Chapitos, were transferred to Puente Grande prison in Jalisco after their detention in Zapopan. The arrest is part of federal efforts to dismantle the financial networks of the Sinaloa Cartel.
On December 23, federal authorities detained Mario Alfredo Lindoro Navidad, known as 'El 7', and Mario Lindoro Elenes, alias 'El Niño', in simultaneous operations in the El Bajío and Vallarta Universidad neighborhoods in Zapopan, Jalisco. The detainees, identified as the brother-in-law and father-in-law respectively of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, a leader of the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, were placed at the disposal of the Attorney General's Office (FGR) in Jalisco.
The operation involved elements from the Secretariat of the Navy, Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, National Guard, Secretariat of National Defense, and the FGR. During the arrests, doses of drugs, firearms, magazines, high-end vehicles—including two trucks and one more—, a motorcycle, telephony equipment, and cash were seized. Federal sources report that both declared before the FGR under heavy security from the Army and state police to prevent incidents.
They were subsequently transferred to the Federal Center for Social Readaptation in Puente Grande, where they are expected to face their imputation hearing on Wednesday. Authorities indicate that these individuals operated as part of the financial and logistical networks of Los Chapitos, sons of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán.
The family link is through Zulema Aracely Lindoro Navidad, the formal partner of Iván Archivaldo, who was detained in the United States in 2012 for immigration irregularities and released for humanitarian reasons. An Associated Press note from that date identified her as Guzmán Salazar's spouse, though no legal marriage was confirmed.
This action is part of a broader strategy to dismantle financial support for the Sinaloa Cartel, in a December marked by other blows to the faction, such as the 20-year sentence for César Osvaldo Toledo Rodríguez, 'El Valdo', and the murder of Alan Gabriel Núñez, a key operator with a $1 million DEA reward.
