Inside The Cartel Coup That Saw El Chapo’s Son Lure Rival Drug Kingpin ‘El Mayo’ To The US To Be Arrested: ‘Once-In-A-Lifetime Caper’

Dana Kennedy at the New York Post offers a piece on the capture of Mexican drug lord El Mayo.

Somewhere in solitary at the Florence Supermax prison in Colorado where he’s jailed for life, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán must be smiling.

That’s because US officials say Guzman’s son, Joaquín Guzmán López, apparently tricked the world’s savviest and most powerful drug kingpin Sinaloa cartel founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, into boarding a small plane in Hermosillo, Mexico that ultimately landed in the US — where both were arrested.

It was a dramatic end to Zambada’s career as a cartel kingpin. Ismael Zambada Garcia, better known as "El Mayo," arguably the world's most powerful and savvy drug kingpin, was apparently duped by Joaguin Guzman Lopez, the son of his one-time partner in crime. 

He was once El Chapo’s greatest ally and co-founded the cartel with him — but then turned on him. When El Chapo was arrested, Zambada’s son and brother both turned state’s witness and testified against Guzmán. 

Zambada’s arrest was also a coup for Guzmán López and his brother, both of whom may be hoping to get their sentences shortened in exchange for cooperating with the US in the case against Zambada, one source told The Post.

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Cartel coup saw El Chapo's son lure rival drug kingpin 'El Mayo' to the US (nypost.com)