Two alleged leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa crime cartel arrested after landing in the US

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Two alleged leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa ****** cartel arrested after landing in the US

Two of the alleged leaders of one of the most violent and powerful ********* organisations in the world were arrested after being lured to the

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in an elaborate sting operation.

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Gracia, the co-founder of the ******** Sinaloa cartel and the son of  

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were arrested after being tricked into flying to the US instead of to another airport in Mexico.

The suspects landed in a private jet at the airport in El Paso, Texas on Thursday where they were arrested.

Details of how the alleged ***** lords were captured are unclear but Fox News reported Mr Guzman Lopez convinced Mr Zambada Gracia to board the jet which he believed was heading south in Mexico but instead, it flew north and landed in the ******* States.

When the plane touched down, Mr Guzman Lopez surrendered and “El Mayo” was detained.

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Agents stand by a plane believed to have carried Mr Zambada Garcia and Mr Guzman Lopez – Reuters

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quoted US officials saying the son of El Chapo lured Mr Zambada Gracia to El Paso “under false pretences”.

It is not clear if or why he may have betrayed his fellow cartel boss. The US is known to use plea deals to encourage members to cooperate with them.

Merrick Garland, the US attorney general said in a statement: “The Justice Department has taken into custody two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most violent and powerful ***** trafficking organisations in the world.”

The US ***** Enforcement Administration had offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to Mr Zambada Gracia’s capture.

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The Justice Department earlier put up a $15 million bounty for any information leading to Mr Zambada Garcia’s arrest or conviction

Mr Garland said both men were facing multiple charges in the US for “leading the cartel’s ********* operations, including its deadly

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and trafficking networks”.

He added that the two men joined “a growing list of Sinaloa cartel leaders and associates who the Justice Department is holding accountable”.

“Fentanyl is the deadliest ***** threat our country has ever faced, and the Justice Department will not rest until every single cartel leader, member, and associate responsible for poisoning our communities is held accountable,” he said.

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Undated images of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia – AFP

The two men were said to be among the

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and oversaw operations that sent drugs to the US, Europe and other parts of the world.

It is understood that Mr Zambada Gracia has never been imprisoned, unlike his top ally, Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as “El Chapo”.

After his father was extradited to the US, it appeared that Mr Guzman Lopez was promoted to head the cartel.

In 2019,

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was sentenced to life in prison by a court in New York.

After El Chapo’s capture, several of his sons, who were known as “Chapitos” or “The Little Chapos” took control of the ****** organisation, US authorities said.

One son, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, was extradited to the ******* States last year to face ***** charges.

‘******** Americans coast to coast’

Anne Milgram, the US Drugs Enforcement Administration chief, said in a statement that the arrest of Mr Zambada Gracia “strikes at the cartel that is responsible for the majority of drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, ******** Americans from coast to coast.”

She said the capture of El Chapo’s son strikes “another enormous ***** to the Sinaloa Cartel”.

In 2012, a federal grand jury in Texas indicted the 76-year-old Mr Zambada Gracia on charges of ******* and *********** connected with ***** trafficking, money laundering and organised ******.

Breon Peace, the US attorney for the eastern district of New York, said: “As alleged, Zambada Gracia is charged with numerous ***** offences, now including the manufacture and distribution of fentanyl, a deadly ***** that was largely unheard of when he founded the Sinaloa Cartel more than three decades ago and today is responsible for immeasurable harm.”

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