Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and El Chapo's son: Who are the drug lords detained in the US?

Ismael Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López are two of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world.

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The famous 76-year-old drug trafficker, one of the three founders and, until now, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was arrested on Thursday by the US authorities.

Also in custody is Joaquín Guzmán López, the 38-year-old son of the cartel's other founder, the infamous Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán – who has been serving a life sentence in the US since 2019.

Citing Mexican and US officials, the Wall Street Journal reports that Zambada was tricked into boarding the plane by a high-ranking Sinaloa member following a months-long operation by Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI.

It is an unprecedented blow to two of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world, accused of extortion, corruption, drug trafficking and money laundering.

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