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Mexico Wants in on Cartel Boss' Billions

Sheinbaum urges US to direct seized cartel funds to Mexico's poor

(Newser) - Mexico's president is calling on the US to channel some of the billions of dollars seized from Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada back across the border. In pleading guilty Monday to US charges of drug trafficking and murder, the 77-year-old Zambada agreed to forfeit some...

Mexican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty in US

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada says he's sorry for helping flood the country with drugs

(Newser) - Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to US drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping to flood the US with cocaine and other illicit substances. "I recognize the great harm illegal drugs have done to the people in the United States...

Captured Cartel Kingpin Is 'Last of a Breed'

Sources tell LAT 'El Mayo' was ambushed after son of 'El Chapo' violated drug traffickers' code

(Newser) - With the circumstances of his capture still unclear, Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada appeared in a Texas court Thursday. The 76-year-old Mexican citizen pleaded not guilty to all federal charges against him last week and is being held without bond. Reuters reports that Zambada was in a...

Son of El Chapo Pleads Not Guilty
El Chapo's Son
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El Chapo's Son Pleads Not Guilty

Joaquin Guzman Lopez is charged with several federal crimes

(Newser) - Joaquín Guzmán López pleaded not guilty in a Tuesday court appearance that lasted about 10 minutes. The 38-year-old son of infamous Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera is facing federal drug trafficking, money laundering, conspiracy, and weapons charges and appeared in a...

Captured Drug Lord 'Kidnapped,' Forced on Plane, Lawyer Says

Account suggests Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was betrayed by El Chapo's son

(Newser) - A lawyer for Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel now in US custody , says his client was kidnapped and flown to the US against his will. Zambada "neither surrendered nor negotiated any terms with the US government," but was instead kidnapped by...

One of World's Biggest Drug Lords in US Custody

Co-founder of Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas along with El Chapo's son

(Newser) - Two top leaders of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel were arrested in Texas by US federal agents after apparently being tricked into flying there from Mexico. One of them, 76-year-old Ismael Zambada García, is described by the BBC as "arguably the biggest drug lord in the world." "...

Mexico Nabs Young Drug Lord
 Mexico Nabs Young Drug Lord 
Apr 2, 2009 6:08 PM CDT

Mexico Nabs Young Drug Lord

(Newser) - Mexico finally has some good news in its violent drug war. Police arrested the No. 2 leader of one of the nation's largest drug cartels, the Los Angeles Times reports. Vicente Carrillo Leyva, 32, had been one of Mexico's most wanted criminals. He's part of a new wave of youthful,...

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