Son of Drug Lord 'El Chapo' May be Among Those Kidnapped in Puerto Vallarta Mark Stevenson - The Associated Press
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and his son Jesús Alfredo Guzmán (Reuters)

Update: Jesús Alfredo Guzmán, Son of El Chapo Guzman Confirmed Abducted at Puerto Vallarta Restaurant (Associated Press)

The son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman may be among the half-dozen men abducted by a squad of gunmen at a restaurant in the Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said Tuesday.

Authorities in the western state of Jalisco, where Puerto Vallarta is located, earlier said that 10 to 12 men had been kidnapped from the upscale restaurant, based on the confused nature of the evidence at the crime scene. Some women who were with the abducted men at the restaurant weren't taken, and one person who had been dining with the group left just moments before the abduction.

But prosecutors later clarified in a statement that six men were abducted by a squad of seven armed assailants.

Jalisco Attorney General Eduardo Almaguer told Radio Formula that "it is presumed," though not yet certain, that Ivan Archivaldo Guzman was among the kidnapped men.

Experts say Ivan Archivaldo assumed control of parts of his father's business after he was re-arrested in January.

Authorities have been taking fingerprints from the scene, viewing video images and checking identifications related to five vehicles — some luxury models — left behind by the victims at the restaurant.

Almaguer said "several of them (the victims) had false identities," which complicated efforts to determine who they were.

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