MEXICO CITY, July 26 (Bernama-dpa) -- Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a key figure in the Sinaloa cartel and one of Mexico's most influential drug lords, has been arrested in El Paso, a US border city, reported German news agency (dpa).
US Attorney-General Merrick Garland announced the arrest on Thursday, which also involved Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of Zambada’s former partner and infamous cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera.
According to Mexican media reports, both Zambada and Guzmán López surrendered to authorities voluntarily.
The US Drug Enforcement Administration had offered a reward of up to US$15 million for information that could lead to the arrest of 76-year-old Zambada.
Zambada faces multiple charges in the US, including manufacturing cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as charges of murder and money laundering.
"El Mayo and Guzmán López join a growing list of Sinaloa Cartel leaders and associates whom the Justice Department is holding accountable in the United States," Garland said.
Ovidio Guzmán, another son of El Chapo, was extradited from Mexico to the United States in September.
El Chapo was sentenced to life in prison in the US in 2019.
-- BERNAMA-dpa
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