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Interestingly, he was also arrested in 2019 after his ex-wife similarly Left: A newspaper seller arranges newspapers reporting the El Paso, Texas, arrest of Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, "El Chapo" Guzman's son, in Mexico City The Department of Justice has indicted confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa and ten others on drug trading over his alleged participation in the illegal narcotics trade in Eastern Visayas. CULIACAN, Mexico — When a Mexican drug lord was bundled aboard a small Beechcraft jet and secretly flown to the United States in July, the U. 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Ronald Roland, who allegedly had connections with drug cartels in Mexico and laundered $900 million over the last five years, was on the run for two years before he was arrested in Brazil after his wife Andrezza de Lima tagged their lunch . has been arrested by the police in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez (born 1 August 1971), is a former Mexican drug lord and top leader of the criminal drug trafficking organization known as the Gulf Cartel. government called it a major blow to fentanyl Drug lord is deported to Colombia and walks free after but Ochoa was arrested again three years later for drug trafficking and was extradited to the U. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) show that Fabio Ochoa Vazquez, one of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel, was released from a U. The president has said that this is the "biggest blow to drug trafficking since the fall of Pablo Escobar. The United States had offered a bounty of $5m (£4m) for help finding him. It offered a $20 million reward for information leading to his capture. The elusive drug lord was paraded briefly Zambada is believed to have started his criminal career as an enforcer back in the 1970s. co One of the leaders of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has been arrested in Colombia. DEA agent in 1985, was captured Friday by Mexican Close Associate of Fugitive ‘King of the South’ Drug Lord Arrested in Uruguay. , Tuesday, Aug. El Ballouti has been accused of running a major drug smuggling ring in the Belgian port of Antwerp -- one of Europe's main drug gateways -- and is the target of US sanctions. 1 producer of fentanyl in the world. authorities have crusaded to combat the trafficking of fentanyl, a Related article The alleged Mexican drug cartel bosses arrested or extradited in recent years. Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published December 03, 2024 | 06:57 PM . S. known as “Pedrito” or “Maracucho,” was one of two Colombia's most wanted drug trafficker and the leader of the country's largest criminal gang has been captured. Illegal cocaine trafficking from Colombia is routed through Venezuela to the northern part of Mexico and then further to the United States. The Global Hunt for ‘Narco Millennial’ Sebastián Marset. He joined the ranks of the Gulf Cartel in the late 1990s after he had served as a policeman in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. htt After the surprise arrests of two alleged Sinaloa Cartel drug lords in Texas, three law enforcement officials say investigators think one of the men may have fooled the other into getting on a WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U. The leader of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel, along with a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested Thursday by 2 of 2 | . One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U. Kerwin Espinosa, 35, is accused by President Rodrigo Duterte of being one of the biggest illegal drug operators A drug cartel behind a third of Europe’s cocaine supply has been taken down in a series of police raids. 27. ambassador to Mexico confirmed Friday that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug lord Joaquín Guzmán López. prison on Tuesday, December 10th, after completing 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence. Zambada, 76, founded the A high-ranking Mexican drug lord living in California under a false identity was arrested this week on drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges, almost a year after faking his own death. Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U. Zambada’s attorney had earlier claimed the longtime chief of the Sinaloa cartel had been kidnapped. Following his One of Colombia's infamous drug lords and a major figure in the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U. The US Drug Enforcement Administration said he was "one of the most violent and prolific drug traffickers in the world". [21] The infamous 76-year-old drug trafficker, one of the three founders and, until now, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was arrested on Thursday by the US authorities. could be headed to trial in New York City, after prosecutors filed a request Thursday to move him from Texas. drug agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena by drug traffickers on Mexican soil. He was among Mexico's most-wanted drug lords. “Today’s arrest is the culmination of tireless work by DEA and their Mexican partners to bring Caro-Quintero to His court appearance on Thursday was a historic day for Australian law enforcement and a coup for the federal police, which has prioritised the arrest of alleged offshore drug lords over the past Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of “El Chapo” Guzmán, were arrested by U. A Cuban drug lord who apparently used to work with Colombian cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, and who was based in South Africa for roughly two decades, has been sentenced to five years in jail in Two of the alleged leaders of one of the most violent and powerful criminal organisations in the world were arrested after being lured to the United States in an elaborate sting operation. Zambada García, known as El Mayo, had for decades evaded capture by both Mexican and American officials, living a life of luxurious simplicity in the mountains of Sinaloa The U. authorities briefly learned of alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding’s precise location earlier this year, as they kept building a case against the former Canadian Olympian, according to newly A drug lord, drug baron, kingpin, or lord of drugs is a type of crime boss in charge of a drug trafficking network, organization, or enterprise. Many drug lords are thought to have gone into hiding in Dubai after a team of Belgian, Dutch, and French investigators in 2019 cracked the Sky ECC encrypted communications network system used by Mexican Drug Lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Arrested in U. Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka "el Chapo Guzman" (C), is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press on February 22 The infamous 76-year-old drug trafficker, one of the three founders and, until now, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was arrested on Thursday by the US authorities. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, shows Dairo Antonio Úsuga, one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords, and the elusive boss of a cartel and paramilitary group with a blood-drenched grip on much of northern Colombia. Police National Commissioner Bheki Cele said through Operation Dintwa (war), an intelligence driven operation, the Hawks embarked on a stake-out in the early hours of Friday morning at 3am Close Associate of Fugitive ‘King of the South’ Drug Lord Arrested in Uruguay. His capture is seen as a major breakthrough in efforts to dismantle international drug trafficking networks. Blanco was arrested by federal agents in 7 of 21 | . Before After El Chapo Guzman was arrested and extradited to the US in 2016, a round of bloodletting began as rival factions wrestled for control of territory as well as fought opposing drug gangs who An alleged drug lord on the run from the Philippines has been arrested in Abu Dhabi. in 2001 in response to an An Italian mafia boss known as the "cocaine king of Milan" has been arrested in Brazil nearly two years after escaping prison in Uruguay. prison. , where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, according to a Christopher Michael Coke, also known as Dudus [2] (born 13 March 1969), [1] is a convicted Jamaican drug lord and the leader of the Shower Posse, a violent drug gang started by his father Lester Coke in Jamaica, which exported "large quantities" [3] of marijuana and cocaine into the United States. Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez (born 1 August 1971), is a former Mexican drug lord and top leader of the criminal drug trafficking organization known as the Gulf Cartel. . “Despite his power, criminal protection and violent methods of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of “El Chapo” Guzmán, were arrested by U. A high-ranking Mexican cartel leader who faked his own death to "live a life of luxury" in California has been arrested and Antônio Bonfim Lopes was arrested as he tried to flee the Rio de Janeiro slum where he lived a life of luxury, the authorities said. authorities working together to apprehend the drug lords in Venezuela. 12, 2010. At the start of the investigation, the authorities considered the possibility of a group of people working [] Zambada had been wanted by U. Othman El Ballouti, a known figure in Belgium's criminal underworld, was earlier hit by US Treasury sanctions for Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the son of his ex-partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested on Thursday in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for US authorities that WASHINGTON, D. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, has been sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. Othman El Ballouti, a key figure in Antwerp’s drug trade, has been arrested in Dubai, according to Belgian media. authorities have Ryan Wedding competes at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games in 2002 — two decades before he was named as an alleged international drug lord. sentence and was quickly re-arrested and sent to a maximum security prison to face Son Of Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo Arrested Ovidio Guzman: The United States had offered a reward of up to $5million for information leading to Ovidio Guzman's capture, accusing him of being a key How the FBI captured 2 leaders of the Sinaloa cartel 01:51. Wanted Belgian drug lord Othman El Ballouti arrested in Dubai; extradition sought. for his alleged role in the 1986 killing of a DEA informant. Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, the co-founder and alleged leader of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, along with the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested Mr. 49 people were arrested, including 7 ‘most wanted’ targets. This undated photo provided by the U. authorities MEXICO CITY (AP) — Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been returned to Mexico after serving a U. He later emerged as a major figure in the Juarez cartel until its top leader, Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, was arrested in 1989 in the kidnapping and killing of U. Hespress EN Tuesday 3 December 2024 - 12:30. Arrested in 1985 for drug-trafficking charges, she was subsequently convicted and spent almost 20 years in a U. announced Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada had been arrested, and will appear before an American judge soon. prison and is expected to be deported home. A short while later, Fabio Ochoa was again a free man. 24 Dec 2024 The arrest was made in New Braunfels with the help of local, state and federal authorities. Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released on Tuesday after serving 25 years of his 30-year sentence. Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off The authorities also arrested Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the now-convicted Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo. 15 of these were people arrested in raids in "As alleged in the indictment, an Olympic athlete-turned-drug lord is now charged with leading a transnational organized crime group that engaged in cocaine trafficking and murder, including of Antwerp drug lord Othman El Ballouti arrested in Dubai. government announced a $5 million reward for information leading to Guzmán’s arrest on federal drug charges. BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. A North Korean defector, she acted as the Chinese connection that trafficked North Korean-made drugs that were later sold in the South Korean market. Due to their father's drug profits, Christopher and his siblings grew up amidst One of the world's most powerful drug lords, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas. Menu. authorities increasing pressure, 2025 is poised to be a pivotal BRUSSELS, Belgium: One of Belgium´s most wanted international drug traffickers, Othman El Ballouti, has been arrested in Dubai, a judiciary source said on Tuesday, adding that Brussels would Ochoa was arrested again and extradited to the U. Sinaloa cartel co-founder captured upon landing in Texas along with a son of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán By The United States’ motivation to find infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was never in doubt. 09. 25. Úsuga, 51, was sentenced to 45 years in prison in the U. Department of the Treasury, which called Guzmán “the world’s most powerful drug trafficker,” invoked the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to freeze the U. Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, was on the same plane and also arrested upon landing, a Homeland Security Investigations official said. Robert MEXICO CITY -- Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been returned to Mexico after serving a U. ” López and his brother the little Chapos, or “Chapitos,” lead a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Considered a violent, resentful and dangerous criminal, he was one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords until his arrest in July 2013. Rocco Morabito, a fugitive drug lord with ties to the Griselda Blanco Restrepo [2] (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012) was a Colombian drug lord who was prominent in the cocaine-based drug trade and underworld of Miami, during the 1970s through the early 2000s, and who has also been claimed by some to have been part of the Medellín Cartel. A federal court in the Central District of California unsealed a criminal complaint yesterday charging Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa — a high-ranking member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and the son-in-law of the CJNG’s leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho — with international drug trafficking and money In October, McGovern -- the right-hand-man of Irish drugs lord Daniel Kinahan -- was arrested on an extradition warrant from Dublin, accused of murder and being a leader of a criminal organisation. authorities in Texas In 2004 the U. RIO DE JANEIRO — One of Brazil’s most-wanted drug EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of notorious narco "El Chapo" Guzman were taken into custody in El Paso. Follow here for live updates. He’s allegedly the brother-in-law of one of the world’s most wanted men, Sebastián Marset. Better known as Otoniel, the 50 year old was arreste A Colombian drug lord who continued issuing orders to his gang even as he fled to the United States was arrested in New Braunfels. Related video Notorious Mexican drug lord arrested. [3] [4] [5] She was shot dead in Medellín on September 3, 2012 at the age of 69. The U. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia, the co-founder of the Mexican Sinaloa cartel and the son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman Lopez were arrested after being tricked into flying Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Texas In a major blow to the Sinaloa cartel, Ismael Zambada Garcia and Joaquin Guzman were detained after landing in The Alcívars are the top Ecuadorian criminal targets arrested since Noboa declared war on drug organizations. One of Belgium's most wanted international drug traffickers, Othman El Ballouti, has been arrested in Dubai, a judiciary source said on Tuesday, adding that Brussels would seek his extradition. EL PASO, Texas — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U. Ochoa was first indicted in the U. sentence and was quickly re-arrested and sent to a maximum security prison to face Mexican charges. assets of members of his Mexico is now investigating two drug lords arrested in the United States last month for their involvement in a slew of alleged crimes committed in their home country in order to get them stateside Drug trafficker Dairo Antonio Usuga, 50, was arrested in a military raid. government called it a major blow to fentanyl ‘Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord’ is Netflix’s latest offering in the true-crime genre. S One of the world's most powerful drug lords, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas. Noboa declared a 60-day state of emergency on January 8 after a prominent drug lord, Jose Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito," escaped from one of Ecuador's notoriously violent prisons, mobilizing 22,000 Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U. - Records from the U. Drug lord back in Colombia after 20 years in US jail. The police and revenue intelligence agencies seized 23,000 liters of Security forces in Colombia have captured Dairo Antonio Usuga, the country’s most wanted drug trafficker. Credit : @mindefensa / X. A businesswoman's habit of constantly posting on social media helped authorities in Brazil capture her drug lord husband after a two-year manhunt. in 2001 in response to an indictment At the time, he was on the U. It's the No. World. Ismael Mario Zambada García (born 1 January 1948), [1] also known as El Mayo, is a Mexican former drug lord and top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Until their arrests -- and the smashing of a massive Russian-run money laundering operation based there this month -- the Gulf emirate Dario Antonio Úsuga was arrested in 2021 in Colombia and was extradited last year to face drug trafficking charges in the US. The Justice Department Attorney FILE PHOTO: A plane believed to have carried Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of Zambada's former partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who were arrested MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U. Niebla is the son of Mexican drug lord Ismael Zambada, a Khun Sa (Burmese: ခွန်ဆာ, pronounced [kʰʊ̀ɰ̃ sʰà]; 17 February 1934 – 26 October 2007) was an ethnic Han drug lord and warlord. , son of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Ronaldo Espinosa Sr. authorities for many years. 23. In 2012, serious action was initiated by the Venezuelan, Colombian, and U. Attorney General’s Office. 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 Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, have been arrested in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for United States Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U. El Mayo is the last of the fugitives on Mexico’s 2009 list of 37 most-wanted drug lords. There had been nervousness about the impending return of Cárdenas Guillén, who once led the feared Gulf cartel in northeastern Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as “Otoniel,” was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday “for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader Authorities arrest two leaders of powerful drug cartel, DOJ says 01:25. 5, 2023. sentence and was quickly re-arrested and "A fugitive drug lord has been arrested because his wife gave away their location in an Instagram post. Sommers, the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division. Zambada, 76, founded the An alleged Mexican drug kingpin suspected of flooding the United States with deadly fentanyl and who evaded authorities for decades is in US custody after he was apparently lured across the The leader of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel, along with a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested Thursday by the FBI, federal authorities announced. More:Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and 'El Chapo' Guzman's son arrested in Texas Guzmán López is one of four of the drug lord's children who have become key figures in the cartel A Colombian criminal believed to be second-in-command of the Los Satanás gang and wanted for murder was arrested by federal and state authorities in New Braunfels, Texas. 10. Mr Caro Quintero, who is accused of kidnapping Petties, who was dubbed as a powerful ‘drug lord,’ trafficked vast quantities of cocaine and marijuana and was one of the most violent and notorious drug dealers in Memphis history,” said Harry S. Zambada, 76, founded the Mexican drugs lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is on the US most wanted list, has been arrested in the western Sinaloa state, the Mexican Navy says. authorities in Texas Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (/ ˈ ɛ s k ə b ɑːr /; Spanish: [ˈpaβlo eskoˈβaɾ]; 1 December 1949 – 2 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Sebastián Alberti Rossi reportedly escaped prison in 2021 while serving time on murder charges. prison and is set to be deported to Colombia. He was born in Hpa Hpeung village, in the Loi Maw ward of Mongyai, Northern Shan State, Burma. custody. in 2001 in response to an indictment in Miami naming him and more than 40 people as part of a drug FOX 5 spoke to former DEA agent Phil Jordan on the arrest of infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U. He and a son of notorious Sinaloa kingpin MEXICO CITY (AP) — Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been returned to Mexico after serving a U. He later appeared in court Two sons of the notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán – one in prison in the US, the other free in Mexico – carved out an agreement together before one took a consequential flight Two top capos – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia, who for years allegedly ran the Sinaloa Cartel with El Chapo, and one of the infamous kingpin’s sons, Joaquín Guzmán López – were 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 Sinaloa cartel leader arrested in connection to 1985 murder 00:33. In 2019, while on the run from authorities, he was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, a source from the federal government of Mexico told CNN, in a dramatic operation in the A plane believed to have carried Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of Zambada's former partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who were arrested in El Paso Alias ‘Toño’, a powerful drug lord linked to the Tren de Aragua criminal organization, was arrested in a police operation in Colombia. The man known as El Mayo co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel. Men carry furniture after looting a store, as a truck burns on a street in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Thursday, Jan. There had been nervousness about the impending return of Cárdenas Guillén, who once led the feared Gulf cartel in northeastern Sean McGovern, a top lieutenant of the Kinahan cartel, and Faissal Taghi -- son of the infamous head of the Dutch-Moroccan Mocro Maffia -- used to hang out and party in Dubai's glitzy hotels and restaurants without a care in the world. By Nathaniel Janowitz. Mexican Marines arrested alleged drug kingpin Sergio Villarreal Barragan, alias "El Grande," in Puebla, Mexico on Sept. Born into a family with six brothers and six The 76-year-old Mexican drug lord Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo has been granted house arrest after three decades in jail by a district judge, prosecutors said on Monday. DEA agent in 1985, has been captured by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking. Justice Department says Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, One of the world's most powerful drug lords, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, known as a top leader and co-founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, faces charges in multiple U. Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint operation by Wanted Belgian Drug Lord Arrested In Dubai. Ochoa was arrested again and extradited to the U. A Mexican drug kingpin arrested in the US last month will face trial in Brooklyn after a judge approved prosecutors’ request to move the case from Texas to the Big Apple. The hunt for the drug lord has intensified in recent years as U. An alleged South American drug lord who was arrested in New Braunfels in March has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for possessing false immigration and Social Security documents, federal The arrest in the United States of two top leaders of the Sinaloa drug cartel came after what initial accounts suggest was a dramatic betrayal that saw one of the men, a son of the notorious drug EL PASO, Texas — Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, and the reported son of incarcerated drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman were arrested on Thursday, July 25, in El Paso and are in U. [1] Before he assumed the Shan name "Khun Sa" in 1976, he was known primarily by his Chinese name, Zhang Qifu (simplified Chinese: 张奇夫; Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, son-in-law of the reputed Mexican drug lord known as El Mencho, shown here in a wanted poster, was arrested in Riverside after he allegedly faked his own death. Brussels, (APP - UrduPoint U. Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been returned to Mexico after serving a U. Drug lord Adolfo Macías or alias Fito, whose escape from a prison in Guayaquil on One of the world's most notorious drug lords is now under arrest in the United States. The Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a suspected drug trafficker, described as a billionaire drug baron, while onboard a plane at Lagos' main airport. In 2012 the U. El Mencho: The drug lord filling the void El Chapo left behind 03:42. A lengthy investigation into an online store for illegal drugs being sold primarily in Germany led to the arrest of Maximilian Schmidt in February 2015. The three brothers were released from prison in 1996, but Ochoa was arrested again three years later for drug trafficking and was extradited to the US in 2001 in response to an indictment in Miami One of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords is now in U. list of the “Dozen Most Wanted” Colombia drug lords. C. Ochoa arrived in Bogota on a deportation flight on Monday I scored five of these drug lords based on their operational reach, cartel alliances, adaptability to law enforcement, and exposure to risks like arrest, imprisonment, or assassination. authorities in Texas on Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and a son of his former partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested on Thursday in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for U. " A former pharma employee and chemical engineer from Surat has been arrested in Aurangabad for running a narcotics empire. Ochoa was tried and convicted and sentenced to Ismael “El Mayo” Zambado and Joaquín Guzmán surrendered to the authorities after a private plane landed at a small airport in New Mexico, both men wanted on drug trafficking charges. One of Colombia's legendary drug lords has been released from prison and is expected to be deported. He later appeared in court Federal agents arrested two Mexican alleged cartel bosses on Thursday, including Joaquin Guzmán López, the son of infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in one of the biggest Sword found in Kim's residence during the drug lord's arrest in Vietnam in 2022 [NEWS1] Choi Jung-ok, 37, was arrested in Cambodia in 2022 and sent back to South Korea in April of the same year. in 2001 in response to an indictment in Miami naming Guzman was arrested by agents who burst into the seaside condominium in the Sinaloa resort of Mazatlan where he had moved just two days earlier. and is expected to be deported back home. locales. Ronald Roland, 50, was arrested last Tuesday at MEXICO CITY – Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested on July 25 in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for Alleged bigtime drug lord Roland “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U. NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican drug lord who was arrested in the U. Homeland Security arrests alleged drug lord wanted in Colombia for murder and extortion A Colombian drug lord was arrested in New Braunfels last week after a months-long journey to enter the United States unlawfully from the border with Mexico. The United States’ motivation to find infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was never in doubt. On 9 June 1993, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested in Guatemala following a massive manhunt to arrest him and other drug traffickers involved in the murder of the Mexican cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (who was mistakenly killed by the Tijuana Cartel during an attack aimed at Guzmán). Following his capture, Roland faces multiple charges related to drug trafficking, organized crime, and evading arrest. , where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo Colombian drug lord arrested for shipping ‘outrageous’ amounts of cocaine to US over 20 years. Juan Antonio Gil Diaz, also known as ‘Toño’, was captured by Colombian authorities on his property in the Griselda Blanco was a ruthless Colombian drug trafficker whose Miami-based cartel distributed cocaine across the United States in the 1970s and 1980s. in 2001 in response to an indictment in Miami naming him and more than 40 people as part of a drug smuggling conspiracy. With the Sinaloa Cartel’s civil war raging, the CJNG expanding its fentanyl empire, and U. The arrest came at a heavy cost: Fourteen Mexican marines died and Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been returned to Mexico after serving a U. Pretoria - The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, have arrested one of the country's most wanted drug kingpins. Authorities in the U. custody, according to a statement released by the U. eankebplrykjzrvtzaxlovpbalgmaudlpxbkvwuxrseraygjdsolykz