‘Huge victory for the US government’: Alleged Sinaloa cartel leaders lured across border and arrested
Ismael Zambada, a Mexican drug kingpin accused of flooding the US with fentanyl, has been arrested in El Paso, Texas with the help of another cartel leader, Joaquin Guzman Lopez. The pair were lured across the border by federal agents, leading to their capture. Zambada, 76, is a co-founder and leader of the Sinaloa cartel, while Guzman Lopez, 38, is the son of the infamous El Chapo.The arrests were a significant victory for US law enforcement, targeting the cartel's deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks. Zambada faces multiple charges, including a 2009 indictment in Illinois. After decades of eluding law enforcement, Zambada and Guzman Lopez were taken into custody by FBI agents, who intercepted their plane near El Paso.Their capture strikes at the heart of the c...