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CNN —Federal agents arrested two Mexican alleged cartel bosses on Thursday, including Joaquin Guzmán López, the son of infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in one of the biggest victories for US law enforcement in recent years. Zambada is a co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel. He faces charges in the US for conspiracy to import and distribute drugs, along with his brother Joaquín Guzmán López. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López (July 2024)Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was arrested on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in El Paso, Texas, alongside Joaquín Guzmán López, 38, son of El Chapo. Zambada is considered by US authorities to be the current leader of the Sinaloa cartel.
Persons: Joaquin Guzmán López, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, Ismael “ El, Zambada, “ ‘, Guzmán López, , General Merrick Garland, Antonio Yépez Ortiz, El, Antonio Yépez, “ El Marro ”, José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, Alfonso Durazo, , Marro ”, Yépez, Rafael Caro Quintero, Rafael Caro Quintero AP Rafael Caro Quintero, Caro Quintero, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Enrique “ Kiki ” Camarena, Ovidio Guzmán López, Ratón ”, “ El, Guzmán, Joaquín Guzmán, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Néstor Isidro Pérez, Administration Néstor Isidro Pérez “, Nini ”, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, Pérez, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada Organizations: CNN, Investigators, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, “ ‘ El Mayo ’, Sinaloa Cartel, Department of Justice, Lima Cartel, State Attorney, Rafael Caro Quintero AP, Mexican Navy, US State Department, US Department of, Treasury, US Department of Justice, United States Drug, Administration, District of Columbia, of, Ismael “ El Mayo ”, ” Authorities Locations: Sinaloa, El Paso , Texas, “ ‘ El, United States, Santa Rosa, Lima, Guanajuato, Lima Cartel, Guadalajara, Mexico, Culiacán, District, Southern, of New York, New York
CNN —A top Mexican cartel member known as ‘El Nini,’ who was one of America’s most-wanted criminals for his alleged role in the fentanyl trade, has been extradited to the United States. Biden has previously described El Nini as one of America’s most-wanted criminals. The US State Department offered a reward of up to $3 million for information leading to his arrest and he was detained in Mexico in November of last year. The State Department also said Pérez Salas was responsible for the security apparatus of Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa cartel. “I am grateful to our Mexican government counterparts for their extraordinary efforts in apprehending and extraditing El Nini,” US Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office said in a statement.
Persons: El, , Joe Biden, El Nini –, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas –, ” “ El Nini, ” Biden, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas “, , Biden, El Nini, Pérez Salas, Oscar Noé Medina González, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Joaquín, Guzmán, , extraditing El, General Merrick Garland’s, ” CNN’s Evan Perez, Zoe Sottile Organizations: CNN, Saturday, United, US Department of Justice, US State Department, State Department, The State Department, Department Locations: United States, Mexico, Sinaloa
CNN —US Attorney General Merrick Garland has called for the “swift extradition” of Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, described by the Justice Department as a lead assassin for the Sinaloa Cartel, after his arrest in Mexico. Pérez Salas is “one of the Sinaloa Cartel’s lead sicarios, or assassins,” according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Known as “Nini,” Pérez Salas was captured by the Mexican National Guard on Wednesday in Culiacán, Sinaloa, according to Mexican officials. President Joe Biden praised Mexican security forces for Pérez Salas’ arrest on Wednesday. “On November 22, Mexican security forces captured Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas (‘El Nini’), the notorious head of security for the Chapitos wing of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Persons: General Merrick Garland, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, Pérez Salas, ” Pérez Salas, Oscar Noé Medina González, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Joaquín, Guzmán, Joe Biden, Pérez Salas ’, , , El Nini, Biden, Andres Manuel López Obrador, López Obrador, Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Department of Justice, Mexican National Guard, US State Department, State Department, The State Department, Chapitos, United, US, Mexican Army Locations: Sinaloa, Mexico, Culiacán, United States, Mexican, China, El
MEXICO CITY, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The Mexican National Guard on Wednesday captured Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, or "El Nini," who is accused of heading security for the faction of the Sinaloa Cartel headed by the sons of founder Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Seen by U.S. anti-narcotics agents as one of the most ruthless Mexican drug figures, Perez Salas was detained in Culiacan, the Sinaloa Cartel's heartlands, and was taken to Mexico City, according to government detention records. "We're working side-by-side to combat arms trafficking, to tackle organized crime and to address the opioid epidemic, including fentanyl," Biden said. The U.S. and Mexico also agreed with China last week to stem the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals from the Asian country. In January, Mexican authorities captured Ovidio Guzman in Sinaloa and extradited him to the United States in September.
Persons: Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, Joaquin, El, Guzman, Perez Salas, Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, Joe Biden, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Biden, Ovidio Guzman, Ivan, Manuel Carrillo, Kylie Madry, Sarah Morland, Brendan O'Boyle Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexican National Guard, heartlands, U.S . State Department, The State Department, U.S . Drug, Administration, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Sinaloa, Culiacan, Mexico City, U.S, Mexico, China, United States, Lincoln
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