U.S.-Wanted Nephew of Notorious Cartel Boss "El Chapo" Is Captured in Mexico
Authorities said 687 kilos of cocaine, 151 guns and 18 grenades were seized in a separate operation.
- On Tuesday, security official Omar García Harfuch announced the arrest of Isai 'N,' nephew of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, in the northern Mexican state of Sonora; the suspect is sought by U.S. authorities.
- The arrest follows internal conflict within the Sinaloa cartel, where El Chapo's associates wage war against factions tied to co-founder Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada; last month, Mexican soldiers captured three of El Chapo's brother's closest allies with U.S. intelligence support.
- Harfuch reported the coordinated operation seized 687 kilos of cocaine, 151 firearms and 18 grenades, reflecting what he called the Mexican State's 'permanent coordination to apprehend priority targets and weaken the operational capabilities of criminal groups.'
- El Chapo remains incarcerated at Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, serving a life sentence since his 2017 extradition; the facility, called the 'Alcatraz of the Rockies,' has held high-profile inmates including Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
- Earlier this month, court records revealed El Chapo petitioned U.S. authorities for transfer to Mexico citing 'cruel punishment,' continuing appeals he made in 2023 to then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador due to alleged 'psychological torment' in prison.
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Mexico Captures Nephew of “El Chapo” Guzmán Identified as Trafficking Drugs to the US and Costa Rica
The detainee is told by the Mexican authorities to act as a logistical operator of a criminal group responsible for the production and distribution of synthetic drugs to Costa Rica and the United States.
Mexican authorities announced Tuesday the capture of a nephew of convicted former drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, who is accused of trafficking synthetic drugs to the United States and Costa Rica.
Mexico arrests El Chapo's nephew in Nogales on drug trafficking charges
Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced on Tuesday that a nephew of convicted drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera had been arrested in the northern border city of Nogales, Sonora. García Harfuch wrote on social media that federal forces detained “Isai N’, nephew of ‘El Chapo,'” but didn’t provide additional details explaining his relation to Guzmán Loera, who is serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison after he was found guilty of …
The arrest on Tuesday 26 May of a nephew of Joaquín Guzmán in Nogales expanded the siege that for decades has sought to dismantle the criminal family
Mexico arrests nephew of cartel kingpin 'El Chapo'
Mexico arrested the nephew of former cartel drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman during a security operation on Tuesday. Mexican official Omar Hamid Garcia Harfuch identified the suspect as Isai “N,” who was captured by the Mexican military in Nogales, Sonora, near the U.S.-Mexico border. Harfuch said the man has an extradition order. Isai “N” is wanted in the United States on drug trafficking charges. He is expected to undergo extradition procee…
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