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US Arrests Sinaloa Drug Cartel Chief and Son of ‘El Chapo’

CosmicTaco · 2024-07-26T17:30:28.816047+05:30

- The US has captured Ismael Zambada García, the de facto leader of the Sinaloa cartel, ending a decades-long manhunt and boosting efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis. - Zambada García, known as “El Mayo,” was arrested in El Paso, Texas, along with Joaquín Guzmán López, son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera. - The US Department of Justice had offered $15 million for information leading to Zambada García’s capture, alleging he became the cartel’s senior leader after El Chapo’s arrest. - Zambada García faces charges for running a criminal enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder, money laundering, and drug trafficking, while his son Vicente is already serving a 15-year sentence. - The arrests could trigger succession wars within the Sinaloa cartel and embolden rival groups like the Jalisco New Generation cartel. Source: Financial Times

The US has captured Ismael Zambada García, the de facto leader of the Sinaloa cartel, ending a decades-long manhunt and boosting efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis.
Zambada García, known as “El Mayo,” was arrested in El Paso, Texas, along with Joaquín Guzmán López, son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera.
The US Department of Justice had offered $15 million for information leading to Zambada García’s capture, alleging he became the cartel’s senior leader after El Chapo’s arrest.
Zambada García faces charges for running a criminal enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder, money laundering, and drug trafficking, while his son Vicente is already serving a 15-year sentence.
The arrests could trigger succession wars within the Sinaloa cartel and embolden rival groups like the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

Source: Financial Times