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US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel
The Philippine Star
|July 28, 2024
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by United States authorities in Texas on Thursday, the US Justice Department said.
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A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Zambada is one of the most notorious drug traffickers in the world and known for running the cartel’s smuggling operations while keeping a lower profile.
A Mexican federal official told
This story is from the July 28, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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