Kidnapping, capture, cover-up? Cremated body baffles Mexican officials in ‘El Mayo’ arrest
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kidnapping, capture, cover-up? Cremated body baffles Mexican officials in ‘El Mayo’ arrest

LA Times  

The shadow of presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, founder of the ruling party, Morena, is cast on a screen as he gives his first victory speech at his campaign headquarters at the Hilton hotel in Mexico City in 2018. Now, top Mexican officials say investigators may have faked evidence in a politician’s killing the same day that kingpins Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López were detained. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador meets with his security cabinet at the National Palace in Mexico City on Aug. 2. from the very start,” President Andrés Manuel López Obrador told reporters Friday, “There are things that don’t add up.” Sinaloa’s chief prosecutor, Sara Bruna Quiñónez Estrada, resigned the same day under pressure from Mexico’s attorney general. Joaquín Guzmán López, left, a son of the Sinaloa cartel leader known as “El Chapo,” and longtime cartel boss Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada in partially redacted photos released by the Mexican government following their arrests July 25 in El Paso. VIDEO | 01:21 Sinaloa authorities claim Héctor Melesio Cuén shot at gas station Security footage released by state authorities shows Cuén’s truck pulling into a gas station on the night of Zambada’s arrest.

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Who are Rafael Caro Quintero and the 28 other alleged criminals extradited to the US from Mexico?
1 week, 6 days ago

Who are Rafael Caro Quintero and the 28 other alleged criminals extradited to the US from Mexico?

CNN  

CNN — Mexico has extradited 29 alleged criminals to the United States, among them the so-called “narco of narcos” Rafael Caro Quintero, many accused of murder and several alleged members of cartels now designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. “Caro Quintero, a cartel kingpin who unleashed violence, destruction, and death across the United States and Mexico, has spent four decades atop …

How a covert U.S. drone program in Mexico led to arrest of drug kingpins like El Chapo
2 weeks, 1 day ago

How a covert U.S. drone program in Mexico led to arrest of drug kingpins like El Chapo

The Independent  

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Who is Rafael Caro Quintero? Mexico sends drug lord to US after officials meet Donald Trump’s team
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Who is Rafael Caro Quintero? Mexico sends drug lord to US after officials meet Donald Trump’s team

Live Mint  

Amidst US President Donald Trump administration turns up the pressure on drug trafficking organizations, reports arrived that Mexico sent 29 drug cartel figures, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States, reported AP. All the 29 drug cartel figures sent to the US on Thursday were …

Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the U.S.
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the U.S.

LA Times  

This image released by the FBI shows the wanted poster for Rafael Caro Quintero. Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government, a Mexican government official and other sources said Thursday. World & Nation Mexico captures …

Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in the US to be sent back
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in the US to be sent back

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government is reviewing a petition by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel who is jailed in the United States, to be returned to Mexico for trial, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday. Sheinbaum noted that Mexico’s attorney general was already investigating the circumstances of how Zambada was arrested in the U.S. with …

Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in the U.S. to be sent back
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in the U.S. to be sent back

LA Times  

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, center, is seated beside his defense attorney Frank Perez, left, in federal court in Brooklyn in September. Mexico’s government is reviewing a petition by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel who is jailed in the United States, to be returned to Mexico for trial, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday. Sheinbaum noted …

Bitter feud among Sinaloa cartel families brings grim new tactic: Grave desecration
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bitter feud among Sinaloa cartel families brings grim new tactic: Grave desecration

LA Times  

The charred husk of an artificial Christmas tree smoldered in the aftermath of the fire, ashes coating the tiled floor as flames still licked at the scorched ceiling. But the edifice is no home — it’s a tomb in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, allegedly targeted for arson earlier this month because it belongs to the family of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, …

US in plea talks with Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
2 months ago

US in plea talks with Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday that they’re discussing a potential plea deal with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the long-elusive Mexican drug lord who was arrested last summer and whose son could testify against him if he goes to trial. Assistant U.S. attorney Francisco Navarro said the plea discussions with Zambada, a leader of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, haven’t …

US in plea talks with Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada
2 months ago

US in plea talks with Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada

The Independent  

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Sons of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ in plea negotiations with US, attorneys say
2 months, 1 week ago

Sons of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ in plea negotiations with US, attorneys say

The Independent  

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2 sons of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ are in plea negotiations with US, attorneys say
2 months, 1 week ago

2 sons of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ are in plea negotiations with US, attorneys say

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Two sons of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” facing sweeping drug-trafficking charges in the U.S. are in plea negotiations with the federal government, attorneys acknowledged Tuesday in a Chicago courtroom. It came months after his brother, Joaquin Guzmán López, was arrested in an astonishing capture by U.S. authorities in Texas with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime …

6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash
3 months ago

6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 semitrailer truck crash in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants, authorities said. According to an indictment unsealed Monday in Laredo, Texas, Guatemalan authorities arrested Tomas Quino Canil, 36; Alberto Marcario Chitic, 31; Oswaldo Manuel Zavala Quino, 24; and …

A Mexican cartel leader arrested in the US faked his death and assumed a phony name, prosecutors say
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A Mexican cartel leader arrested in the US faked his death and assumed a phony name, prosecutors say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A high-ranking leader of a Mexican drug cartel who lived in the U.S. under a phony identity after faking his own death has been arrested on federal charges, the Justice Department said Thursday. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa — the son-in-law of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation cartel boss known as “El Mencho” — was arrested this week on …

Cartel leader’s son-in-law faked death to enable ‘life of luxury’ in Riverside, feds say
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cartel leader’s son-in-law faked death to enable ‘life of luxury’ in Riverside, feds say

LA Times  

Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, son-in-law of the reputed Mexican drug lord known as El Mencho, shown here in a wanted poster, was arrested in Riverside after he allegedly faked his own death. Gutierrez-Ochoa, 37, allegedly began working for the CJNG around 2014, and later married El Mencho’s youngest daughter, identified in court records as a U.S. citizen who owns a coffee …

Police and Prosecutors Conspire to Cover Up Murder of Drug Opponent
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Police and Prosecutors Conspire to Cover Up Murder of Drug Opponent

Associated Press  

Police, prosecutors, and forensic examiners in Mexico's Sinaloa state conspired to cover up the killing of an opponent's rival drug lord. The body of an imprisoned drug lord, Héctor Cuén, was found at the crime scene, but the authorities have been unable to solve the riddle surrounding the number of gunshot wounds and the post-mortem records. The incident has complicated …

In Mexico's bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent's killing
4 months, 3 weeks ago

In Mexico's bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent's killing

The Independent  

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Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes court appearance in his US drug trafficking case
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes court appearance in his US drug trafficking case

The Independent  

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Mexico’s ex-security czar gets 38 years for cartel bribes. Is he the first of many?
5 months ago

Mexico’s ex-security czar gets 38 years for cartel bribes. Is he the first of many?

LA Times  

In the history of narco-corruption in Mexico, no higher-ranking official than Genaro García Luna has ever faced justice in the United States. “You cannot parade this series of awards… it doesn’t wash, it doesn’t add up.” Cogan, who also presided over the case of El Chapo, told the former security chief: “You have the same kind of thuggishness as El …

At the epicenter of the Mexican drug trade, a deadly power struggle shuts down a city
5 months, 1 week ago

At the epicenter of the Mexican drug trade, a deadly power struggle shuts down a city

LA Times  

In this city built from the spoils of Mexico’s richest drug-trafficking empire, they’re calling it the “narco-pandemia’’ — not a virus but a deadly reckoning inside the Sinaloa cartel that has left businesses shuttered, schools empty and the streets nearly deserted. One is loyal to Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the 76-year-old cartel co-founder who was recently captured in the United …

Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot

The Independent  

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Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties

The Independent  

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Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday demanded that former Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking. García Luna alleged contact between López Obrador and the faction of the …

Trial of reputed Mexican cartel leader’s son offers cautionary tale for ‘narco juniors’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trial of reputed Mexican cartel leader’s son offers cautionary tale for ‘narco juniors’

LA Times  

Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes a.ka. An evidence photo from the trial of Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez shows a rifle equipped with a grenade launcher emblazoned with his nickname, “Menchito.” Oseguera González’s counsel responded by telling jurors they should be skeptical of key witnesses “who have made that deal with the government” — an arrangement that he called “one of the underbellies …

At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
5 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash, authorities said Tuesday. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said that two military personnel were among those killed in the fighting that started Sept. 9, despite the presence of …

At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
5 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico

The Independent  

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Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges
6 months ago

Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a powerful leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, pleaded not guilty Friday in a U.S. drug trafficking case that accuses him of engaging in murder plots and ordering torture. Sought by U.S. law enforcement for more than two decades, Zambada has been in U.S. custody since July 25, when he landed in a private …

Longtime Mexican drug cartel leader set to be arraigned in New York
6 months ago

Longtime Mexican drug cartel leader set to be arraigned in New York

The Independent  

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Mexican city of Culiacan is near a standstill over fears of cartel clashes
6 months ago

Mexican city of Culiacan is near a standstill over fears of cartel clashes

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Schools and businesses in Culiacan, the state capital of Sinaloa remained closed and festivities around Mexican Independence were canceled Thursday as fears over clashes between factions of the Sinaloa cartel disrupt life in the northern city of 1 million. Security forces are “dissuading some violent acts but above all reducing the risks to the population to a …

Mexican city of Culiacan is near a standstill over fears of cartel clashes
6 months ago

Mexican city of Culiacan is near a standstill over fears of cartel clashes

The Independent  

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Mexican drug cartel leader will be transferred from Texas to New York
6 months, 1 week ago

Mexican drug cartel leader will be transferred from Texas to New York

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A federal judge on Friday said that a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who was arrested over the summer in the U.S. can be transferred from Texas to New York to face charges there. Zambada, 76, was arrested in July along with Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán,” after …

Mexican drug cartel leader agrees to be transferred from Texas to New York
6 months, 1 week ago

Mexican drug cartel leader agrees to be transferred from Texas to New York

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who has been held in Texas since his arrest in the U.S. over the summer does not oppose being transferred to New York to face charges there, according to a court filing Thursday. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, co-founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, was arrested along with Joaquín Guzmán López, …

The Mexican Mafia Tapes: A mobster helped the feds arrest drug dealers. Local cops suspected him of homicide
6 months, 1 week ago

The Mexican Mafia Tapes: A mobster helped the feds arrest drug dealers. Local cops suspected him of homicide

LA Times  

Lucio Rodarte’s death was not a mystery. When Rodarte said $20,000, the report says, Rocha replied: “Wrong answer.” Rocha told the tattoo parlor’s owner to call his “carpet guy” because he might need to replace it, according to the FBI report. “It’s amazing you can do,” one said, marveling at Rocha’s access to Armenian organized crime figures and Mexican drug …

Mexico suggests US made a deal with Mexican drug lord to get his brother transferred from prison
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico suggests US made a deal with Mexican drug lord to get his brother transferred from prison

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in Mexico suggested Thursday that U.S. authorities made a deal with a Mexican drug lord who turned in himself and another capo, to get his brother transferred from a U.S. prison. Instead, Mexican prosecutors are bringing charges against the younger Guzmán for apparently kidnapping Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada — an older drug boss from a rival …

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger. The Mexican government now says it is bringing charges against Joaquín Guzmán López, but not because he was a leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel founded by his father, Joaquín “El Chapo” …

Mexico convicts 11 cartel gunmen in killings of 122 bus passengers near US border over 2 years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico convicts 11 cartel gunmen in killings of 122 bus passengers near US border over 2 years

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors finally won convictions — and 50-year prison sentences — Wednesday against 11 drug cartel gunmen for the 2010-2011 massacre of 122 passengers who were pulled off passing buses and forced to fight each other to the death with sledgehammers. Prosecutors in Tamaulipas state said at the time that members of the now-splintered Zetas cartel began …

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022

The Independent  

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Mexican authorities investigating possible treason in Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada arrest
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican authorities investigating possible treason in Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada arrest

ABC  

Mexico is investigating the events leading up to Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada's arrest at a United States airfield last month to determine whether treason was committed via the forcible abduction of a Mexican citizen and their delivery to US authorities. The Sinaloa Cartel co-founder was detained on July 25 at a New Mexico airfield along with one of the sons …

US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas
7 months ago

US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Mexican drug lord who was arrested in the U.S. could be headed to trial in New York City, after prosecutors filed a request Thursday to move him from Texas. Federal prosecutors in Texas asked a court Thursday to hold a hearing to take the procedural steps needed to move him to the New York jurisdiction that …

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
7 months ago

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors — and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over. U.S. officials say Joaquín Guzmán López — a son of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán — flew to the United States to turn …

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
7 months ago

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

The Independent  

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Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada on US capture: Was ambushed, kidnapped
7 months ago

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada on US capture: Was ambushed, kidnapped

India Today  

Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa, then was taken against his will to the US, according to a letter released on Saturday by his lawyer. In the two-page letter, Zambada said fellow drug lord Joaquin Guzman …

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US
7 months ago

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa, then was taken against his will to the United States, according to a letter released Saturday by his lawyer. In the two-page letter, Zambada said fellow drug …

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico
7 months ago

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico

Al Jazeera  

US ambassador to Mexico says no US resources were involved in the removal of El Mayo from Mexico to arrest in Texas. The US ambassador to Mexico has acknowledged that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug …

From jail, drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada tells wild story of corruption and murder
7 months ago

From jail, drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada tells wild story of corruption and murder

LA Times  

The front pages of Mexican newspapers last month announced the news of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada’s capture by U.S. authorities. He was killed at the same time, and in the same place, where I was kidnapped.” Perez said he released Zambada’s statement “to set the record straight and counter the false narratives.” Zambada said the two Sinaloa politicians were locked …

Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada brought to US against his will, US ambassador confirms
7 months ago

Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada brought to US against his will, US ambassador confirms

ABC  

Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas on a plane with the son of imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. The US ambassador to Mexico confirmed El Mayo did not willingly travel to the US in July when he arrived with fellow drug lord Joaquín …

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his will
7 months ago

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his will

The Independent  

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US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was brought to US against his will
7 months ago

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was brought to US against his will

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico confirmed Friday that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug lord Joaquín Guzmán López. Zambada’s faction of the Sinaloa cartel has been engaged in fierce fighting with another faction, led …

Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader on Thursday made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, used a wheelchair for the hearing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso. Zambada, the longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, eluded authorities for …

Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders

LA Times  

Days after the surprise arrest on U.S. soil of two of Mexico’s most wanted fugitives, the details of what exactly transpired remain murky. “We need them to tell the truth.” The president has come under heavy criticism for being blindsided by the capture of Sinaloa cartel leaders Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of notorious …

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