El Mayo And El Chapo’s Son Arrested In Texas
El Mayo and El Chapo’s son arrested in Texas. U.S. DOJ strikes significant blow against Sinaloa cartel, a major fentanyl source.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Ismael Zambada Garcia, aka “El Mayo” founder of the Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of the organization’s other founder, Joaquin Guzman, aka “El Chapo,” were arrested in Texas.
In a written statement, US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a significant victory against the Sinaloa cartel, identified as a primary source of fentanyl consumption in the United States.
Garland confirmed the arrests of Ismael Zambada Garcia, one of the two founders of the Sinaloa cartel, and Lopez, the son of the other founder, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Both individuals were apprehended in El Paso, Texas, and are scheduled to appear before a judge in the coming days.
Additionally, Ovidio Guzman, 28, a prominent leader of the Sinaloa cartel and one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the United States, was detained in an operation in the northern Mexican city of Culiacan in February 2023. He was subsequently extradited to the United States in September.
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, previously sentenced to life imprisonment in July of last year by a court in New York, had a history of escaping from maximum-security prisons in Mexico in 2001 and 2015. He was last captured in January 2016 and extradited to the United States.
