Mexican Authorities Detain Daughter of Sinaloa Cartel Co-Founder Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada in Sinaloa; Release Her Later
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Mexican forces capture then quickly release the daughter of 'El Mayo' Zambada in Sinaloa
Mexican security forces killed 11 members of a notorious Sinaloa Cartel faction and briefly detained a woman during an early morning raid on Thursday. The apparent target of the operation was the daughter of drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who is currently in prison in the United States. Now, the Security Cabinet is facing questions about why Mónica Zambada Niebla — who has been sanctioned by the U.S. government on drug-related charges — wa…
By Uriel Blanco and Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español. Following operations by the Mexican armed forces on Thursday in Sinaloa, one of the daughters of Ismael “Mayo” Zambada García—identified as one of the founders of the Sinaloa Cartel who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in the United States in August 2015—was taken into custody “momentarily” and then released after it was confirmed that she had “no outstanding warrants in either Mex…
The Mexican Armed Forces starred in a confusing situation on Thursday night: they made an extensive military deployment to arrest a daughter of Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, capo of the Sinaloa Cartel now imprisoned in the United States. Two hours later, the suspect was released because, according to local justice, there were no charges against her. However, Monica del Rosario Zambada Niebla, the capo's daughter, is on the U.S. government's blacklis…
The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, admitted that U.S. authorities investigated Monica del Rosario Zambada Niebla, daughter of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, without leading to legal proceedings against her. The official pointed out that, despite being included in a list of the Treasury Department since 2007 for alleged illegal operations, this designation did not result in a criminal investigation or legal proceedi…
Omar García Harfuch, head of the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), spoke about the alleged arrest of Mónica Zambada, confirming that he did release himself. The secretary explained that there was no arrest, but that El Mayo Zambada's daughter was in custody and after a review determined that she should be released. Mónica Zambada was only in custody; she was released because there was no arrest warrant. Secretary Omar García Ha…
Between the smoke and the tension of the operation of the Security Cabinet this Thursday—which left the inhabitants of the Salado, in Sinaloa, containing the breath—was the daughter of Ismael El Mayo Zambada, founder and capo of the Sinaloa Cartel. Federal Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch explained in a press conference this Friday that Monica del Rosario Zambada Niebla was placed in the custody of the authorities and it was found that she…
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