US nabs a cartel leader after El Chapo’s son tricks him onto a flight across the border | Guzman Lopez worked with authorities to capture the 76-year-old Zambada by tricking him onto an airplane under the guise of looking at properties in Mexico
I would have loved to witness the reaction of the 76-year-old Zambada when he realized he had been tricked onto a flight across the border. What a bold move by El Chapo’s son to collaborate with authorities in capturing a high-ranking cartel leader by luring him under the guise of looking at properties in Mexico. The sheer audacity of such an operation is straight out of a movie and could easily be a plotline for a season of Narcos.
The fact that the Mexican government was kept in the dark about the plan until after the arrest speaks volumes about the deep-rooted corruption and ties between the cartels and the authorities.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker