Mexican Prosecutors Consider Treason Charges After US Jails Drug Lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

Mexican Prosecutors Consider Treason Charges After US Jails Drug Lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
This image provided by the U.S. Department of State shows Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel. Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, July 25, 2024. U.S. Department of State via AP
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MEXICO CITY—The United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors—and the president—now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over.

It’s part of the long, strange trail of Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who unexpectedly appeared on a flight that landed near El Paso, Texas in July. That private plane flight was arranged by another drug capo who decided to turn himself in.