Two top figures in Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel in US custody

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 26, 2024 1:30 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — US agents arrested two top leaders of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel in Texas on Thursday, the justice department said, striking a major blow to one of the most powerful and violent criminal organizations in the world.

Ismael Zambada Garcia, also known as 'El Mayo,' cofounder of the Cartel, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of its other co-founder, were arrested in El Paso, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.

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