Mexico City: A son of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was among a group kidnapped from a bar in the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta, authorities have confirmed. Seven gunmen in pickup trucks swooped on the upscale bar and restaurant yesterday around dawn and abducted several victims.
<img title="El Chapo" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/aug/El-Chapo.jpg" alt="El Chapo" /> El Chapo
Investigators said it was likely part of a settling of scores between rival drug cartels.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/aug/La-Leche.jpg" alt="" />Only fake identity documents had been found at the scene &mdash; a restaurant called La Leche
"Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, 29, is the son of Joaquin (Guzman) Loera, this has been confirmed," and he is among those being held, said regional public prosecutor Eduardo Almaguer.
He said Guzman Salazar was one of the four people who have so far been identified among six abducted. The elder Guzman is the jailed boss of the powerful Sinaloa cartel and one of the most notorious drug lords in the world.

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