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

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

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The Facts

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

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