Mexico City, Mexico — Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office on Sunday Announce The U.S. government has launched a treason investigation into the recent arrests of Mexican drug lords Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquin Guzman López, leaders of the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel.
Zambada, a co-founder of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was also involved in the formation of the cartel by Guzman Lopez’s father, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Zambada was arrested in El Paso, Texas, on July 25 after Guzman Lopez allegedly lured him onto a plane under false pretenses. El Chapo is currently serving a life sentence in the United States for drug trafficking and other crimes.
Information about the arrest of the drug lord was not transparent from the beginning. But a letter from Zambada, release His lawyers said on July 10 that he was tricked into boarding the plane because they thought he would meet with some local Mexican politicians, including Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, a member of MORENA, the ruling party led by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
El Mayo is being held in a Texas jail awaiting transfer to New York, where he will face drug trafficking, money laundering, conspiracy, murder and other charges.Meanwhile, Mexico’s attorney general has launched an investigation into possible involvement in Zambada’s kidnapping and transfer to the United States.
According to the Associated Press, the investigation stems from an unknown criminal law The law dates back to 1985 and was enacted after the extradition of a Mexican doctor who participated in the torture and murder of DEA agent Kiki Camarena.
The code states that treason is committed by “anyone who illegally kidnaps persons in Mexico and delivers them to the authorities of other countries,” the news agency reported.
El Mayo was reportedly kidnapped and Mexican airspace was used to hand him over to U.S. authorities trigger The case is under investigation by the Attorney General for possible crimes including “illegal flight, illegal use of an airport, immigration and customs violations, kidnapping, treason, and any other offense that may be applicable.”
The attorney general’s office has not announced any new investigations into El Mayo or Guzman Jr.’s criminal career.
Gov. Rocha Moya denied Zambada’s allegations of planning the meeting and claimed he was not in Sinaloa on the day Zambada was arrested. “They lied to him and if he believed them, he fell into a trap,” he said. explain.
President López Obrador backed Rocha Moya and offered assurances that Zambada’s comments could come from groups seeking to undermine his government.
“Because they are uneasy, they don’t like this shift, and neither do the conservatives, nor do the people who are used to feeling like they are the masters of the world.” explain Lopez Obrador.
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