The U.S. Justice Department says Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, have been arrested by authorities in Texas.
The U.S. Justice Department says Ismael “El Mayo" Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, have been arrested.
By Emma Tucker, Fidel Gutierrez and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, co-founder and alleged current leader of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, is in US custody, according to the Justice Department.
A U.S. law enforcement official says a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who has eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested in...
WASHINGTON -- Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.
El Chapo’s son and long-time Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada have been arrested in Texas. A former DEA official says the arrests may not make a “dent” on the drug trade because they will be quickly replaced from within the cartel.
Ismael Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
US authorities have arrested a co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel along with the son of "El Chapo." The organization is one of the most powerful and violent groups in Mexico.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son
A leader of the powerful cartel for decades alongside Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was known for running the cartel’s smuggling operations while keeping a lower profile.
One of El Chapo's sons duped Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada into boarding a plane on Thursday, telling him they were going to look at property in Mexico, a person familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News.
Joaquin Guzmán Lopez and Ismael Zambada, both leaders in the Sinaloa Cartel, were arrested by US authorities after they landed on a runaway in New Mexico. The story behind the arrest and why they flew to the United States is not clear, but the possibilities are intriguing.
Zambada appeared in federal court in El Paso Friday morning and has entered a plea of not guilty to slew of drug trafficking charges, court records show.
