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FBI Arrests Mexican Drug Lord, El Chapo's Son in Texas

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  • The alleged leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García and the son of his jailed ex-partner, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, were arrested by US federal agents on Thursday on US soil.US federal agents arrested the leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of his jailed ex-partner, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman, in Texas on Thursday.

  • Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López are facing multiple charges in the US for allegedly running the cartel's operations, "including its deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.Zambada and Lopez face multiple charges for allegedly running the cartel's operations, including "its deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks.

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