At least one son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was kidnapped at a restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, CNN reports.
Jesús Alfredo Guzman Salazar was one of six men taken early Monday morning from an upscale restaurant on the town’s main street, according to Jalisco Attorney General Eduardo Almaguer. Seven armed men reportedly stormed the restaurant and separated the men in Guzman’s group from the nine women they were with. Four out of the six men taken have been identified, including Jesús Alfredo.
“I want to be precise that Jesús Alfredo Guzman Salazar is the son of Joaquin Guzman,” Almaguer said. “This is how we have given the credit and name with the information found in a vehicle as well as through our investigation. Also, through the eyewitness reports.”
It remains unclear, however, if another one of Guzman’s sons, Ivan Archivaldo, was also kidnapped. While Almaguer initially stated that Ivan Archivaldo was among the six taken, the attorney general backpedaled and did not name him during a press conference Tuesday night.