WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. law enforcement official says a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who has eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into t
WASHINGTON — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín " El Chapo " Guzmán, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter.
Zambada's arrest "strikes at the heart of the cartel that is responsible for the majority of drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, killing Americans from coast to coast," said U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram. Zambada is facing charges in a number of U.S. cases, including in New York and California. Prosecutors brought a new indictment against him in New York in February, describing him as the "principal leader of the criminal enterprise responsible for importing enormous quantities of narcotics into the United States."
"I'm terrified of being incarcerated," Zambada said. "I'd like to think that, yes, I would kill myself."
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