The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) published a new sign in which they announce the reward to find some of the top drug lords in Mexico, including Rafael Caro Quintero, Ismael Mayo Zambada and Los Chapitos.
It was the American journalist Ioan Grillo, a drug specialist, who shared the poster on his social networks and assured that the new campaign responds to concerns related to increased fentanyl traffic, as well as alleged inaction on the part of the Mexican government.
“BREAKING NEWS: BREAKING: The DEA launches a new poster campaign to go after the whole Sinaloa Cartel – Caro Quintero, El Mayo and Chapitos. $45 million is offered. The campaign comes amid frustration over the level of fentanyl trafficking and lack of action in Mexico. Poster at San Ysidro border.” reads the journalist’s message.
According to the poster that was spread on the border between the two nations, $20 million USD for Rafael Rafa Caro-Quintero; for Ismael Mayo Zambada García $15 million; while $5 million USD was offered for each one: Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar -los Chapitos-, Ismael Mayito Flaco Zamabada Sicairos; Alfonso Poncho Lemon Sanchez; and Alfonso Aquiles Arzate Garcia.
Who is Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García?
BREAKING: The DEA launches a new poster campaign to go after the whole Sinaloa Cartel – Caro Quintero, El Mayo and Chapitos. $45 million is offered.
The campaign comes amid frustration over the level of fentanyl trafficking and lack of action in Mexico. Poster at San Ysidro border. pic.twitter.com/XzYvmrxHPD
– Ioan Grillo (@ioangrillo)
May 9, 2022
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Ismael Mario Zambada García, also known by his nickname “El Mayo”, is a Mexican drug trafficker who, along with ““El Chapo” Guzman and “El Azul” led the Sinaloa Cartel.
The DEA considers him the most powerful capo in Mexico. However, despite this notoriety, his whereabouts remain hidden. Up to USD $15 million are being offered for him.
After Joaquín el Chapo Guzmán, el Mayo, he became the methodical and stealthy head of the Sinaloa Cartel. His style has never been deciphered among the groups of capos who permanently declare war to their enemies.
Los Chapitos
Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, Ovidio Guzmán López and Joaquín Guzmán López, are identified as heads of a faction but the generational change they represent has had an impact on perception when compared to the other top leader, Ismael Zambada García, el Mayo, old-school capo.
The children of Chapo Guzmán are classified as narcojuniors, according to specialists and academics. These have dedicated themselves to managing part of the established criminal enterprise and, although they have contributed to maintaining it, the wave of violence implicit in drug trafficking has been accentuated due to the impulsiveness of the Minors and their lieutenants.
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