Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was taken into U.S. custody alongside the son of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán.
Ismael " El Mayo " Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.
Zambada's detention follows some important arrests of other Sinaloa cartel figures, including one of his sons and another one of Guzmán's. Guzmán López was also a son of "El Chapo" Guzmán. They were seen as more violent and flamboyant than Zambada. Their security chief was arrested by Mexican authorities in November.
Ismael Zambada Imperial admitted in a plea agreement to being a major coordinator in the trafficking operation, including importing and distributing tons of cocaine, heroin and marijuana from Mexico into the U.S. In an April 2010 interview with the Mexican magazine Proceso, he acknowledged that he lived in constant fear of going to prison and would contemplate suicide rather than be captured.
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