U.S. authorities said they’ve arrested a Mexican drug cartel kingpin who’s evaded capture for decades. Federal agents lured Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada across the border into Texas, where they took him into custody on Thursday, July 25.
“El Mayo” is described as the leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, which authorities said has been flooding the U.S. with deadly fentanyl.
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Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of the cartel’s infamous co-founder and former boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was also arrested. “El Chapo” is currently serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison.
The two were arrested in El Paso and face multiple drug charges. Zambada is believed to be in his 70s and Guzman Lopez is in his 30s.
[KARAH RUCKER]
U-S AUTHORITIES SAY THEY’VE ARRESTED A MEXICAN DRUG KINGPIN — WHO’S EVADED CAPTURE FOR DECADES.
THEY SAY FEDERAL AGENTS LURED ISMAEL (SS-MAY-ELL) ZAMBADA (ZAHM-BAH-DUH)– KNOWN AS “EL MAYO” (MY-OH) — ACROSS THE BORDER INTO TEXAS… WHERE HE WAS ARRESTED.
EL MAYO IS SAID TO BE THE LEADER OF THE POWERFUL SINALOA (SIN-UH-LOW-UH) CARTEL — WHICH AUTHORITIES SAY HAS BEEN FLOODING THE U-S WITH DEADLY FENTANYL.
ALSO ARRESTED — JOAQUIN GUZMAN LOPEZ –THE SON OF THE CARTEL’S INFAMOUS CO-FOUNDER AND FORMER BOSS JOAQUIN “EL CHAPO” GUZMAN.
EL CHAPO IS CURRENTLY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE IN A U-S PRISON.
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