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Texas Authorities Detain Mexican Drug Kingpin ‘El Mayo’ and Son of El Chapo in the US

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MEXICO CITY — The U.S.‌ Justice Department has ⁢announced the arrest of notorious Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and‌ Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the ⁢offspring of his ‌erstwhile ⁣ally, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The arrests took place in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday.

“Two more alleged leaders of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel, one of⁣ the world’s most dangerous and influential drug trafficking syndicates,‌ have been apprehended,” the department declared in an official statement.

Both Zambada and Guzman Lopez are facing a slew ​of charges in the U.S., including leading the Cartel’s illicit operations, which encompass the⁣ deadly production and⁣ distribution of fentanyl, as per the statement.

The news of Guzman Lopez’s arrest was initially‌ broken ‌by Reuters, prior ​to the⁢ Justice Department’s⁢ official announcement.

According to two U.S. officials who spoke to Reuters, Zambada and Guzman Lopez were⁢ taken into ⁤custody immediately after their private plane touched down.

Zambada, a pivotal figure in Mexico’s drug⁢ trafficking history, co-founded⁣ the‍ Sinaloa Cartel with El Chapo. El Chapo was extradited⁤ to the United States in 2017⁢ and is currently serving a life sentence in a⁤ high-security prison.

Following El Chapo’s extradition, his criminal empire was​ assumed by‌ his four sons, collectively known as‍ Los Chapitos,​ or Little Chapos. They took control of his⁣ portion of the cartel and⁢ have since become some of the largest fentanyl suppliers to the ‌United ⁣States.

Since El Chapo’s⁢ extradition, El Mayo ‍and Los Chapitos have had a strained relationship. The recent arrests of these two high-profile traffickers could potentially incite‌ instability or even violence in Mexico.

In February, U.S. federal prosecutors charged Zambada with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute ‍fentanyl, a drug that the Drug Enforcement Administration identifies as the primary cause of death for Americans aged between 18 and 45.

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