WorldNetDaily By  Andrew Powell
‘One of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world’
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday officers have apprehended two alleged leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most dangerous organized crime syndicates in the world.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, delivered remarks on the arrests, and stated: “Last year, I said that the Justice Department would never stop working to hold accountable those who are responsible for the fentanyl epidemic.”
The cartel is largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans because of fentanyl members are smuggling over the southern border. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada allegedly ran the Sinaloa cartel’s drug smuggling operation for decades and was a co-founder.
Zambada was arrested alongside Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the son of Zambada’s ex-partner, by authorities in Texas on Thursday, according to the DOJ. The cartel is well known for smuggling fentanyl and other illicit drugs over the border, and money laundering.
“On Thursday, the Justice Department took into custody in El Paso two more alleged leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world. Both men are facing multiple charges in the United States, for leading the cartel’s criminal operations including its deadly drug manufacturing and trafficking networks,” Garland said…
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