Mexico to bring charges against capo,
not for drugs, but for turning over another
drug lord to U.S.
Posted By: sunset, 8/22/2024 2:03:07 PM
The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger. The Mexican government now says it is bringing charges against Joaquín Guzmán López, but not because he was a leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel founded by his father, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Instead, Mexican prosecutors are bringing charges against the younger Guzmán for apparently kidnapping Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada — an older drug boss from a rival faction of the cartel — forcing him onto the plane and flying to an airport near El Paso, Texas.
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Mexico to bring charges against capo,
not for drugs, but for turning over another
drug lord to U.S. 1 reply
not for drugs, but for turning over another
drug lord to U.S. 1 reply
The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger. The Mexican government now says it is bringing charges against Joaquín Guzmán López, but not because he was a leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel founded by his father, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Instead, Mexican prosecutors are bringing charges against the younger Guzmán for apparently kidnapping Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada — an older drug boss from a rival faction of the cartel — forcing him onto the plane and flying to an airport near El Paso, Texas.
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UC president calls on chancellors to enforce
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No one claimed responsibility for what the FBI called an "attack." Got to watch those maggots, man. They can be vicious.
"We were all coming down to breakfast, and there were these two women
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Mexico had opportunity to incarcerate both of them. What kind of pressure scared the Chapo guy to surrender to America rather than remain in Mexico?