U.S. authorities arrest two of Mexico's top drug cartel leaders in Texas.
As Joe Biden would say, this is a big fucking deal:
WASHINGTON Ismael El Mayo Zambada, a historic leader of Mexicos Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán, Zambada was known for running the cartels smuggling operations while keeping a lower profile....
...Zambada and Guzmán López are facing multiple charges for leading the cartels criminal operations, including its deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks," Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, and the Justice Department will not rest until every single cartel leader, member, and associate responsible for poisoning our communities is held accountable, Garland said in a statement...
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/g-s1-13455/us-authorities-arrest-top-sinaloa-cartel-leader-son-el-chapo
Thanks, Joe, Kamala, and Merrick!