Ismael El Mayo Zambada, founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested in El Paso, Texas

Ismael Mayo Zambada Garcia, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel y Considered the successor of El Chapo Guzmán, He was arrested by DEA agents at an airport in El Paso, Texas.

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United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland confirmed not only the arrest of Zambada, but also that of Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of El Chapo.

The Department of Justice issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland regarding the arrests of the alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael El Mayo Zambada Garcia and Joaquin Guzman Lopez:

“The Department of Justice has arrested two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world. Ismael Zambada García, or El Mayo, co-founder of the Cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, son of its other co-founder, were arrested this Thursday, July 25, in El Paso, Texas, United States.

Both men face multiple charges in the United States for lead the Cartel’s criminal operations, including its lethal fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks.

El Mayo and Guzmán López join a growing list of Sinaloa Cartel leaders and associates whom the Justice Department is holding accountable in the United States. They include the Cartel’s other co-founder, Joaquin Guzman Loera, or El Chapo; another of El Chapo’s sons and alleged leader of the Cartel, Ovidio Guzman Lopez; and the Cartel’s alleged main hitman, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, or El Nini.

Fentanyl is the most lethal drug threat our country has ever faced, and the Department of Justice will not rest until every leader, “A member and associate of the cartels responsible for poisoning our communities must be held accountable,” the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

Zambada, one of the most wanted drug traffickers

Zambada Garcia, 76 years old, He was one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world. There was a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his capture. He had never been in prison.

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