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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Mexican cause kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa cause cartel, and the reported lad of incarcerated cause lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman are successful U.S. custody and the arrests were made successful El Paso connected Thursday, July 25, according to a connection released by the U.S. Attorney General's Office.
Multiple sources person told KTSM that the arrests were made astatine the Santa Teresa International Jetport, and we were connected the country arsenic instrumentality enforcement could beryllium seen astatine the airport.
Joaquin Guzman Lopez, different alleged subordinate of the cartel, was besides arrested, according to the Justice Department. Lopez is reportedly the lad "El Chapo" Guzman. "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced to beingness successful situation successful the U.S. successful 2019.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada"The New York Times is reporting that the brace surrendered to authorities.
Zambada founded the Sinaloa Cartel on with now-jailed "El Chapo" Guzman, and helium faces a litany of indictments for crimes relating to cause trafficking and organized transgression successful the United States.
U.S. national prosecutors successful February charged Zambada with conspiracy to manufacture and administer fentanyl, which U.S. officials accidental is the starring origin of decease for Americans betwixt the ages of 18 and 45.
Ismael "El Mayo" ZambadaZambada, 1 of the longest-surviving capos successful Mexico, was considered the strategist of the Sinaloa cartel, much progressive successful day-to-day operations than his flashier and better-known boss, "El Chapo," according to the Associated Press.
"Zambada was an old-fashioned capo successful an epoch of younger kingpins known for their flamboyant lifestyles of club-hopping and brutal tactics of beheading, dismembering and adjacent skinning their rivals. While Zambada fought those who challenged him, helium was known for concentrating connected the concern broadside of trafficking and avoiding gruesome cartel unit that would gully attention," the Associated Press reported.
The U.S. Justice Department issued the pursuing connection from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland connected the arrests of alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael Zambada Garcia (El Mayo) and Joaquin Guzman Lopez:
“The Justice Department has taken into custody 2 further alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, 1 of the astir convulsive and almighty cause trafficking organizations successful the world. Ismael Zambada Garcia, oregon 'El Mayo,' cofounder of the Cartel, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a lad of its different cofounder, were arrested contiguous successful El Paso, Texas.
"Both men are facing aggregate charges successful the United States for starring the Cartel’s transgression operations, including its deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks.
"El Mayo and Guzman Lopez join a increasing database of Sinaloa Cartel leaders and associates who the Justice Department is holding accountable successful the United States. That includes the Cartel’s different cofounder, Joaquin Guzman Loera, oregon 'El Chapo'; different of El Chapo’s sons and an alleged Cartel leader, Ovidio Guzman Lopez; and the Cartel’s alleged pb sicario, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, oregon 'El Nini.'
"Fentanyl is the deadliest cause menace our state has ever faced, and the Justice Department volition not remainder until each azygous cartel leader, member, and subordinate liable for poisoning our communities is held accountable.”
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had offered a reward of up to $15 cardinal for accusation starring to Zambada's capture, according to the Associated Press.
We person reached retired to instrumentality enforcement and volition update this communicative arsenic soon arsenic we larn more.
