EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, is in U.S. custody, according to international news service Reuters.
Santa Teresa International Jetport. Photos taken by KTSM
Multiple sources have told KTSM that the arrest was made at the Santa Teresa International Jetport on Thursday afternoon, July 25.
Zambada founded the Sinaloa Cartel along with now-jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and he faces a litany of indictments for crimes relating to drug trafficking and organized crime in the United States, according to Reuters.
U.S. federal prosecutors in February charged Zambada with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl, which U.S. officials say is the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45, Reuters said in its report on the arrest.
We have reached out to law enforcement and will update this story as soon as we learn more.
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