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Considered one of the most infamous people in the world, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera has been behind bars since his  arrest in 2016. As one of the most prolific drug traffickers and the leader of the Mexican cartel, El Chapo has secured his legacy far beyond his profession, inspiring books, films, and more. He also has many kids to continue the family name.One of El Chapo’s kids, 38-year-old Joaquín Guzmán Lopez, threw his father’s partner-in-crime, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada under the bus (or onto the plane if we’re being specific) in a deal with federal investigators to lessen...

El Chapo Isn't Just the Father of Drug Trafficking — He's Also a Father to At Least 15 Children

TheDailyBeast

Sinaloa Cartel Boss Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada appeared in federal court on Thursday in a wheelchair at a hearing after pleading not guilty to a litany of charges, including narcotics trafficking and money laundering. Zambada, who helped found the massive organized crime syndicate alongside Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, was arrested by U.S. law enforcement in Texas alongside another Sinaloa Cartel boss on July 25—El Chapo’s son, Joaquín Guzmán Lopez. In the following week, officials revealed that Lopez may have betrayed Zambada, tricking him into boarding a plane that flew into U.S. territory. However, Zambada’s lawyers said he was “forcibly kidnapped” by armed men in Culiacan, the city that serves as the Sinaloa Cartel’s stronghold in the region. His lawyers told Reuters the 76-year-old drug lord was suffering leg and back issues from the alleged kidnapping. Zambada was also wearing a clear plastic wristband, but his lawyers said it was not from a hospital or medical clinic.Read it at ReutersRead more at The Daily Beast.

Sinaloa Cartel Boss ‘El Mayo’ Shows Up To Court in Wheelchair

El Paso, TX

On Thursday, July 25, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a founder of the Sinaloa Cartel who evaded capture for roughly 35 years, was arrested in El Paso, Texas. He was lured to the U.S. as part of an elaborate sting operation concocted by the son of his former partner, El Chapo. Zambada has already pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in U.S. federal court.

A crack in the North American drug war

Texas State

The US Sun

TWO top leaders of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most dominant criminal groups in Mexico, have surrendered to American law enforcement and are in custody in the United States. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the notorious Mexican drug kingpin and co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, along with Joaquín Guzmán...

Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada & Sinaloa cartel ally ‘arrested in Texas after surrendering to authorities

Seattle, WA

Latin Times

SEATTLE - Mexican authorities handed over to U.S. officials Rodrigo Omar Pérez, the nephew and alleged associate of jailed drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, co-founder of the now-disintegrated Guadalajara Cartel. He is set to face federal conspiracy drug charges in Arizona, the Mexican Attorney General's Office said. Paez Quintero...

Top Mexican cartel member extradited to the U.S. to face drug and conspiracy charges

SEATTLE - Following the recent arrest of two high-profile Mexican drug lords, a Virginia-based private security firm is urging Americans traveling to Mexico in the next few days to be cautious and monitor trusted sources to avoid any getting caught up in a violent flare-up. Mexican government officials at the border state of Chihuahua also raised concerns over possible violence and are preparing for a "worst-case scenario," said Public Safety Director Gilberto Loya on July 29. "Why prepare? Because it is not clear what happened. There could be a different response from criminal groups if it was a surrender or a betrayal between cells of the same cartel," Loya added.

Americans urged caution when travelling to Mexico as arrest of high-profile drug lords could lead to flare-up

Border Report

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — KTSM has obtained exclusive video showing the apparent arrests of two suspected Sinaloa cartel drug lords in Southern New Mexico on Thursday, July 26. The exclusive video shows an airplane landing and taxiing at the Dona Ana County International Jetport. Law enforcement was on the ground waiting for the plane’s […]

Video shows arrests of 2 suspected Mexican cartel drug lords

Officials in Mexico have destroyed 50 "monster trucks" used by cartels in their gun battles. The vehicles, which are also referred to as "Frankenstein trucks" because of the modifications made to them - such as adding gun turrets and armoured plates - were seized by the security forces. They belonged...

Seized Mexican cartel 'monster trucks' destroyed

The Independent

 Mexico’s president took the unusual step Monday of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other following last week's detention of top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at his daily press briefing that he trusted that drug traffickers knew they would only suffer if they stepped up the internal wars that already plague the Sinaloa cartel. “Those who are engaged in these illegal activities know they resolve nothing with confrontations,” López Obrador said, adding “they would go out and risk the lives of...

Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

NBC News

Mexico’s president called Donald Trump “a friend” Friday and said he would write to the former U.S. president to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing drugs into the United States. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Trump, president from 2017...

Mexican president calls Donald Trump ‘a friend’ and says he’ll warn him against closing border

Two top leaders of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel have been taken into custody by United States authorities to face charges for their role in leading the group's vast drug trafficking enterprise, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the...

Top Sinaloa cartel leaders, including son of El Chapo, taken into US custody: DOJ

One of the world's most powerful drug lords, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, 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...

Leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas

UPI News

The  co-founder of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel was kidnapped and flown to the U.S. prior to his arrest, rather than surrendering, his lawyer said Saturday, betrayed by the son of his infamous business partner.

Dramatic twist of betrayal in Sinaloa Cartel arrests

Apple TV+’s ‘Cowboy Cartel’ explores the leadership and dedication of Scott Lawson, an FBU recruit based in Laredo, Texas, as he works to dismantle the Los Zetas money laundering operation tied to quarter horse racing. Lawson and his team captured José Treviño, a key player in the illegal scheme. However, the investigation revealed connections to higher-ups, including José’s brother Miguel Treviño Morales, the leader of Los Zetas, and Omar Treviño Morales, another significant cartel member. The series also delves into their lives and the quest for justice against them.

Miguel and Omar Trevino: Where Are Los Zetas Cartel Members Now?

New York Post

Sometimes, when busting up a Mexican drug cartel, you follow the cocaine. Other times you follow the cash. But for one particularly impactful investigation, law enforcers followed the horses.

The equines in question were quarter horses, which, among America’s cowboys and Mexico’s vaqueros, are not unlike thoroughbreds. They compete in quarter mile races. Fans bet on outcomes and purses can nip into the millions. However, corrupting the enterprise were top-tier crooks in Mexico’s Los Zetas drug cartel.

“Those horses led to uncovering extortion, racketeering and kidnapping,” Dan Johnstone, co-director of the new Apple TV+ documentary “Cowboy Cartel,” which drops today, told The Post....

Cowboy Cartel: How FBI busted deadly Mexican gang by tracking their quarter horses

Top cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada appeared on Thursday before a U.S. court in El Paso, Texas, after pleading not guilty to drug trafficking charges last week following his bombshell arrest in late July. Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, appeared in a wheelchair and a navy sweatshirt that...

Top cartel leader 'El Mayo' appears in U.S. court in a wheelchair after pleading not guilty

Chicago, IL

In a case crammed with intrigue, Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to narcotics, money laundering and firearms charges, with his attorney saying his client has made no deal with US officials.

El Chapo’s son denies making deal with US prior to arrest, pleads not guilty in court

CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) – The son of infamous Sinaloa cartel drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was in federal court in Chicago where he pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges on Tuesday.Both Joaquin Guzman Lopez and his father's old business partner, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, were arrested after exiting a plane in El Paso, Texas last Thursday.Lopez was shackled in an orange jumpsuit in court on Tuesday and said he was innocent. He also explained, in fluent English, how he has thyroid and blood pressure issues.Attorneys for the goateed son of "El Chapo" pushed back hard on allegations...

Son of "El Chapo," leader of Sinaloa cartel, appears in federal court

 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 decades until a plane carrying him and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán," landed at an airport near El Paso on July 25. Both men were arrested and remain jailed. They are charged in the U.S. with...

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

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Mexico Opens Probe Amid Claims Sinaloa Cartel Leader Zambada Was Kidnapped on Way to US

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities have opened an investigation into events that led to last week's arrest of Sinaloa Cartel chief Ismael \"El Mayo\" Zambada,...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities have opened an investigation into events that led to last week's arrest of Sinaloa Cartel chief Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada,...

Mexico Opens Probe Amid Claims Sinaloa Cartel Leader Zambada Was Kidnapped on Way to US

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