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Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, the leader of Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US authorities in El Paso, Texas. Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of jailed cartel leader ‘El Chapo’, was arrested alongside El Mayo. Zambada and Guzmán face charges for leading criminal operations for the cartel - including fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking. Fentanyl is an extremely deadly opioid drug, 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin. It’s the leading cause of death for 18 to 45-year-olds in America, according to authorities. The Sinaloa cartel is the largest supplier of drugs to the US. US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the two men lead ‘one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organisations in the world’. It was run by El Mayo and El Chapo throughout the 90s and 2000s, who significantly expanded its operations. El Chapo was imprisoned twice in Mexico, but escaped each time. He was extradited to the US in 2017, and sentenced to life in 2019 on charges related to his cartel leadership. He is currently held at ADX Florence, a supermax prison in Colorado housing some of the country’s most dangerous criminals. Following El Chapo’s arrest, his four sons, known as ‘Los Chapatos’, inherited his criminal empire. His eldest son, Ovidio Guzmán López, was arrested by Mexican authorities in 2019 but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ordered him released, to avoid further bloodshed. He was arrested again in 2023 in Mexico and extradited to the US. The two other Chapatos, Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar and Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, were charged over drug trafficking by the US Justice Department last year. They remain at large. Subscribe here: TikTok: @ondemandnews Twitter: Facebook: If you wish to purchase any of our clips for commercial use, please visit:
