‘El Chapo’s’ Son Didn’t Kidnap or Betray ‘El Mayo’: Lawyer
- August 1, 2024
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Son of the leader of the Sinaloa cartel Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman did not kidnap drug dealer Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, “The Guzman family’s lawyer said, trying to
Son of the leader of the Sinaloa cartel Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman did not kidnap drug dealer Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, “The Guzman family’s lawyer said, trying to settle the versions that the detention in the United States of the co-founder of the criminal group was the result of betrayal.
Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Zambada Garcia, some of the most important human traffickers in Mexican history, were arrested last week American agents after landing at a small airfield near El Paso, Texasthe plane on which both were traveling.
Following the arrest, which the Mexican government was unaware of until it was carried out and angered President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, there was speculation as to whether the arrests were a capitulation or “El Chapito” tricked “El Mayo” into entering the United States.
“Kidnapping is out of the question,” he said. Radio Formula Guzman family lawyer Jose Luis Gonzalez.
Photo: FitFam El Paso
“No, no. Los Chapitos obey the orders of their father and follow the usual policy,” he added when asked by journalist Azucena Uresti whether there had been any betrayal by “El Chapo’s” son against 76-year-old Zambada.
The four children of “El Chapo” are known as “Los Chapitos”.
They inherited their father’s cartel faction. Joaquin and Ovidio share the same mother, and the other two brothers, Ivan and Jesus Alfredo, are the result of “El Chapo’s” first marriage.
Reuters He tracked down Gonzalez’s lawyer but was unable to immediately obtain comment from him.
Photo: FitFam El Paso
‘El Mayo’ Kidnapped by ‘El Chapito’; His Feet Tied, Bag Over His Head – Lawyer
The family’s lawyer’s account contrasts with that of El Mayo’s lawyer, who said this week that his client had been “kidnapped” by his former partner’s son and taken to the United States.
Frank Perez, Zambada’s lawyer, said Joaquin Guzman Lopez and six men in military uniforms ambushed his client near Culiacan, Sinaloa, forced him onto a plane and took him to the United States against his will.
And Guzman Lopez, about 30 years old, and Zambada Garcia. pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in US courts.
The family’s lawyer said the surrender was voluntary and that negotiations had been ongoing with US authorities for four years “about the possibility of the group’s voluntary surrender.”
“Negotiations were initiated, which culminated in the surrender of Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia,” the plaintiff added. (Reuters)
“No, no. Los Chapitos obey the orders of their father and follow the usual policy,” he added when asked by journalist Azucena Uresti whether there had been any betrayal by “El Chapo’s” son against 76-year-old Zambada.
The four children of “El Chapo” are known as “Los Chapitos”.
They inherited their father’s cartel faction. Joaquin and Ovidio share the same mother, and the other two brothers, Ivan and Jesus Alfredo, are the result of “El Chapo’s” first marriage.
Reuters He tracked down Gonzalez’s lawyer but was unable to immediately obtain comment from him.
Photo: FitFam El Paso
‘El Mayo’ Kidnapped by ‘El Chapito’; His Feet Tied, Bag Over His Head – Lawyer
The family’s lawyer’s account contrasts with that of El Mayo’s lawyer, who said this week that his client had been “kidnapped” by his former partner’s son and taken to the United States.
Frank Perez, Zambada’s lawyer, said Joaquin Guzman Lopez and six men in military uniforms ambushed his client near Culiacan, Sinaloa, forced him onto a plane and took him to the United States against his will.
And Guzman Lopez, about 30 years old, and Zambada Garcia. pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in US courts.
The family’s lawyer said the surrender was voluntary and that negotiations had been ongoing with US authorities for four years “about the possibility of the group’s voluntary surrender.”
“Negotiations were initiated, which culminated in the surrender of Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia,” the plaintiff added. (Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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