Sinaloa cartel leader aligned with El Chapo’s son killed in gunfight with Mexican authorities

A Sinaloa Cartel gang member aligned with El Chapo’s son in a gangland civil war was killed in a gunfight with Mexican authorities attempting to take him into custody, according to a government officials.

Jorge Humberto “El Perris” Figueroa, a member of “El Chapitos” faction which is aligned with the ex-Mexican kingpin’s incarcerated son Ovidio Guzman, opened fire on Mexican military members Friday as they attempted to arrest him, according to the Mexican government.

Jorge Humberto Figueroa was killed in a gunfight with Mexican authorities who were attempting to
arrest him Friday. DEA

The United States had placed a $1 million reward for any information that would lead to the arrest of “El Perris” on charges of conspiracy to import and distribute fentanyl to the United States.

“As part of the strategy to build peace in Sinaloa, an operation was carried out to arrest Jorge Humberto, alias “El Perris,” Mexico’s secretary of state Omar Garcia Harfuch wrote on X.

“This person is identified as one of the main orchestrators of the attacks on authorities in 2019 in Culiacan, in addition to being related to homicides and kidnappings that affected the peace and tranquility of Sinaloa society,” Harfuch concluded.

In that fiery 2019 battle, “El Chapitos” took on the Mexican army and national guard following the arrest of Ovidio Guzman Lopez — with the now dead “El Perris” orchestrating the cartel thugs in firefights across Culiacán.

Ovidio Guzman Lopez, one of El Chapo’s sons, was extradited to the US in 2023.

However, the son of El Chapo was soon rearrested and was extradited to the United States in 2023 and is currently serving a life sentence at a supermax Colorado prison.

Earlier this month, Guzman Lopez struck a deal with the United States government to bring 17 family members stateside, including El Chapo’s ex-wife