Ismael ‘ El Mayo ’ Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the cartel's other co-founder, Joaquín ‘ El Chapo ’ Guzmán, were arrested in El Paso, Texas. The arrest of Ismael Zambada García, a major Sinaloa Cartel leader who had dodged authorities for years, unfolded unexpectedly at a small airport near El Paso, involving deception and betrayal according to the New York Times. They were arrested in Texas, US attorney General Merrick said, calling the cartel "one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world.
""Both men are facing multiple charges in the United States for leading the Cartel’s criminal operations, including its deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks," he added. On Thursday evening, a Beechcraft King Air turboprop landed at a small municipal airport outside El Paso. Stepping off the plane was one of Mexico 's most wanted men: Ismael Zambada García, also known as El Mayo.
For decades, he had successfully eluded capture by both Mexican and American officials, despite a $15 million US bounty on his head. Living a life of luxurious simplicity in the mountains of Sinaloa, he had managed to stay one step ahead—until now. The cross-border flight that led to his capture was orchestrated by an unlikely betrayer: Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of Zambada García's former partner in crime , Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
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