The co-founder of Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa drug cartel was reportedly arrested in New Mexico on Thursday during a U.S. law enforcement operation.
KTSM 9 News reported that drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who is in his late 70s and reportedly in poor health, was taken into custody at the Santa Teresa International Jetport in New Mexico which is right next to El Paso, Texas.
Zambada has been on the run from U.S. law enforcement for decades after he started the drug cartel with drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who was sentenced to life in prison in the U.S. in 2019.
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