'El Mayo' one of world's most powerful drug lords arrested in Texas | BBC News

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Published 2024-07-26
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas.

Zambada, 76, founded the criminal organisation with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who is currently jailed in the US.

Arrested with Zambada on Thursday was Guzman's son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, said the US justice department.

In February, Zambada was charged by US prosecutors with a conspiracy to make and distribute fentanyl, a drug more powerful than heroin that has been blamed for the US opioid crisis.

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All Comments (21)
  • He turned himself in to protect the rest of his family…he suffers from severe medical issues
  • @londyngates
    If “flying under the radar” was a person it would definitely be him
  • @lopez3088
    That man is smart for not saying who betrayed him.
  • They betrayed him and turned him in now heads are gna roll literally
  • @bl4life_
    Ah, I know El Mayo. He was an associate of Señor Tuna.
  • @nt75
    Selling shyt that kills people seems like a profit killer.
  • @JuneReed-n8d
    I mean who ever it was who flipped on him its a death sentence unless the government gonna hide and protect but wont be easy
  • It's funny because oxycontin was probably as big a killer, and the suppliers of that have never seen a day in jail.
  • @rdavis7350
    El Hammo and El Cheeso are still on the run.
  • @Slayceos
    This is what you get when you double cross the Miracle Whip cartel
  • I came knowing that the comments here are going to be full of condiments jokes
  • @JonMurray
    The little chuckle after he said “civil” hahah!
  • @tafarapaul
    Netflix must put Mayo in the new Narcos Mexico season and tf was Mayo doing in Texas😂😂😂😂😂 after all these years, good job US Authorities for busting Mayo🎉🎉