July 26th 2024.
In a major development, the US Justice Department announced today that Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a longtime leader of the notorious Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, and Joaquín Guzmán López, son of another infamous cartel leader, have been apprehended by US authorities in Texas.
Zambada, who had been a prominent figure in the Sinaloa cartel for many years alongside Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, was known for overseeing the cartel's extensive smuggling operations while keeping a relatively low profile. The US Drug Enforcement Administration had previously offered a substantial reward of up to US$15 million for any information that would lead to his capture.
In a statement, US Attorney General Merrick Garland stated, "The Justice Department has successfully taken into custody two more alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most powerful and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world." The arrests were made on Thursday in El Paso, according to local time.
This latest development comes on the heels of several other significant arrests of key Sinaloa cartel members, including one of Zambada's sons and another close associate of Guzmán. It is yet another blow to the notorious cartel and a major victory for law enforcement in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking.
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