Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of Mexico's most-wanted men, was detained Thursday a private airport in El Paso, two sources familiar with the situation told the Los Angeles Times.
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of Mexico’s most powerful and notorious drug lords, was taken into U.S. custody on Thursday afternoon, sources confirmed to the Los Angeles Times, ending his decades-long run as a top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. He was detained at a private airport in El Paso, according to two sources familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly about the case. The arrest was first reported by the Tijuana-based newspaper Zeta. A spokesperson for the U.S.
Few details were immediately available about the circumstances of Zambada’s detention in El Paso, and it’s unclear whether he was apprehended while traveling or if he surrendered. Zambada, 76, had been wanted by U.S. authorities for decades. The hunt for the drug lord has intensified in recent years as U.S. authorities have crusaded to combat the trafficking of fentanyl, a synthetic opiod that killed 100,000 Americans last year.
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