Son of Mexican drug lord El Chapo kidnapped

Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar among Sinaloa Cartel members abducted by rival gang in Puerto Vallarta

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Joaquin Guzman, aka El Chapo, after his arrest in 2014
(Image credit: ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

At least one of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's sons is believed to be among a group of six people kidnapped from Puerto Vallarta, in the western Mexican state of Jalisco on Monday, authorities say.

Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, 29, was among the Sinaloa Cartel members seized by rival gang the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

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