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.

BBC News

Zambada and Lopez face multiple charges for allegedly running the cartel's operations, including "its deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks.

New York Post

The FBI agents detained the suspected drug lords after they tricked them into boarding a plane to El Paso. However, one of the men is said to have been unaware that they were on their way to the US.

Federal prosecutors charged Zambada in February with conspiracy to produce and distribute fentanyl, the leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 18 and 45.

FOX News

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Zambada co-founded the Sinaloa cartel with El Chapo, co-headed it for 30 years, and controlled one of the cartel's four factions.

Lopez is one of El Chapo's four sons who took over control of their father's Sinaloa cartel faction. The Sinaloa cartel reportedly traffics drugs to more than 50 countries.

US News & World Report

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.

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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.

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The two suspected drug lords got arrested by FBI agents in El Paso, Texas after reportedly boarding a plane to inspect an estate in Mexico. At least one of the men is said to have been unaware that they were on their way to the US.

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US federal prosecutors charged Zambada Garcia in February with conspiracy to produce and distribute fentanyl, the leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 18 and 45, according to US authorities.

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According to the DEA, Zambada García co-founded the Sinaloa cartel together with "El Chapo" and was a co-head of the criminal organization for 30 years, controlling one of the four factions making up the cartel.

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Guzmán López is one of El Chapo's four sons who took over control of their father's Sinaloa cartel section. The Sinaloa cartel is one of the two most powerful Mexican criminal organizations and traffics drugs to more than 50 countries globally.

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