{"id":2308672,"date":"2024-07-25T23:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T03:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deadly-sinaloa-cartel-leader-el-mayo-arrested-in-texas-doj-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T23:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T03:48:02","slug":"sinaloa-cartel-leader-el-mayo-arrested-in-texas-doj-reports-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinaloa-cartel-leader-el-mayo-arrested-in-texas-doj-reports-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinaloa cartel leader &#8216;El Mayo&#8217; arrested in Texas, DOJ reports &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsinaloa-cartel-leader-el-mayo-arrested-in-texas-doj-reports-washington-examiner-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2308672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ismael &#8220;El Mayo&#8221; Zambada, a prominent \u2064leader of Mexico&#8217;s Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested in Texas by U.S. authorities as part of a sting operation. The Department of \u200bJustice (DOJ) reported that Zambada\u200d was \u2062apprehended along with Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of another notorious cartel figure, amid rising concerns over fentanyl trafficking, which the\u200b DOJ describes as the &#8220;deadliest drug threat&#8221; facing the United States. Fentanyl-related overdose\u2063 deaths have surged since 2016, leading to hundreds of thousands of fatalities in recent years. The arrests occurred in El Paso and were announced by Attorney General Merrick Garland, \u200cwho emphasized \u2064the seriousness \u200bof the cartel&#8217;s violent operations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Deadly Sinaloa cartel leader &lsquo;El Mayo&rsquo; arrested in Texas: DOJ<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1538135\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mexican<\/a> cartel leader Ismael &ldquo;El Mayo&rdquo; Zambada was arrested in Texas for spearheading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fentanyl<\/a> manufacturing and trafficking networks, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Department of Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>El Mayo is the alleged ringleader of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinaloa-cartel-leader-el-mayo-arrested-in-texas-according-to-doj-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Sinaloa cartel leader &#039;El Mayo&#039; arrested in Texas, according to DOJ - Washington Examiner\">notorious drug trafficking ring<\/a> that funnels fentanyl into the United States. His arrest in the Justice Department&rsquo;s sting operation, alongside fellow gang leader Joaquin Guzman Lopez, comes as the DOJ states that fentanyl is the &ldquo;deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced.&rdquo; Fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. surged in 2016, and hundreds of thousands of Americans have died because of the drug over the past five years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This image provided by the State Department shows Ismael &ldquo;El Mayo&rdquo; Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico&rsquo;s Sinaloa cartel. Zambada and Joaqu&iacute;n Guzm&aacute;n L&oacute;pez, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the Justice Department said Thursday, July 25, 2024. (U.S. Department of State via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The DOJ announced it had arrested the two Sinaloa cartel leaders in El Paso, Texas, in a press release on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Justice Department has taken into custody two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world,&rdquo; Attorney General Merrick Garland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-statement-arrests-alleged-leaders-sinaloa-cartel-ismael\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a statement. &ldquo;Ismael Zambada Garcia, or &lsquo;El Mayo,&rsquo; cofounder of the Cartel, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of its other cofounder, were arrested today in El Paso, Texas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lopez convinced El Mayo to get on a private plane and told him they were going south in Mexico, but instead, the plane went north into El Paso, where agents were waiting for the two leaders, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BryanLlenas\/status\/1816652204939375082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> a source speaking with Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez reportedly turned on El Mayo because he was upset with the leader over the 2016 capture of Lopez&rsquo;s father, Joaquin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/el-chapo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;El Chapo&rdquo;<\/a> Guzman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sinaloa cartel is one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinaloa-cartel-leader-el-mayo-arrested-in-texas-doj-reports-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Sinaloa cartel leader &#039;El Mayo&#039; arrested in Texas, DOJ reports - Washington Examiner\">powerful criminal gangs<\/a> in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>El Mayo&rsquo;s capture follows the Drug Enforcement Administration crackdown on his criminal group earlier this year. In April, the DEA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2984482\/dea-major-blow-sinaloa-cartel-arrests-drug-seizures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>dealt a major blow<\/a> to the Sinaloa cartel when it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinaloa-cartel-leader-el-mayo-arrested-in-texas-according-to-doj-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Sinaloa cartel leader &#039;El Mayo&#039; arrested in Texas, according to DOJ - Washington Examiner\">arrested 15 gang members<\/a> and seized enough fentanyl to manufacture 10 million fatal doses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1538135\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1538135\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Sinaloa Cartel Leader &#8216;El Mayo&#8217; Arrested in Texas: DOJ**<\/p>\n<p>Ismael \u201cEl Mayo\u201d Zambada, a prominent leader of the Sinaloa cartel, has been apprehended in Texas for leading operations related to fentanyl production and distribution, as reported by the Department of Justice. Zambada is accused of being the mastermind behind a significant drug trafficking network that supplies fentanyl to the U.S. His arrest, part of a sting operation by the DOJ, occurred alongside fellow cartel leader Joaquin Guzman Lopez. The DOJ has emphasized that fentanyl represents the &#8220;deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced,&#8221; with trafficking rates escalating since 2016, resulting in hundreds of thousands of American fatalities over the last five years.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ confirmed the arrests of Zambada and Guzman Lopez in El Paso, Texas, in a press release on July 25, 2024. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated, \u201cThe Justice Department has taken into custody two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world.\u201d Zambada, a co-founder of the cartel, and Guzman Lopez, the son of another notorious cartel leader, were apprehended after Lopez misled Zambada into boarding a private plane, claiming they were heading to Mexico, while the plane actually flew to El Paso where law enforcement was waiting.<\/p>\n<p>The Sinaloa cartel is recognized as one of Mexico&#8217;s most formidable criminal organizations. Zambada&#8217;s arrest follows a significant crackdown by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on the cartel earlier this year, which included the arrest of 15 gang members and the seizure of enough fentanyl to produce 10 million lethal doses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2308673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/22El-Mayo22-Zambada.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,36243,36242,3694],"class_list":["post-2308672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-el-mayo","tag-sinaloa-cartel","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/22El-Mayo22-Zambada.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2308672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2308673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2308672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2308672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2308672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}