Major Mexican Drug Lord Arrested Overnight by U.S., Mexican Authorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that the head
of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel was captured overnight by U.S. and Mexican
authorities at a hotel in Mazatlan, Mexico.
A senior U.S. law enforcement official said Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman
was taken alive overnight in the beach resort town. The official was
not authorized to discuss the arrest and spoke on condition of
anonymity.
Guzman faces multiple federal drug trafficking indictments in the U.S. and is on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s most-wanted list. His drug empire stretches throughout North America and reaches as far away as Europe and Australia. His cartel has been heavily involved in the bloody drug war that has torn through parts of Mexico for the last several years.
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In
this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias “El Chapo”
Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security
prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP
Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Guzman faces multiple federal drug trafficking indictments in the U.S. and is on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s most-wanted list. His drug empire stretches throughout North America and reaches as far away as Europe and Australia. His cartel has been heavily involved in the bloody drug war that has torn through parts of Mexico for the last several years.
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