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This combo of images provided by the U.S. Department of State show Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, left, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, after they were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, July 25, 2024. (U.S. Department of State via AP)

A Mexican drug kingpin was tricked into getting on a plane to Texas, where he was just arrested

By Alanna Durkin Richer, María Verza, and others

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Mexican cartel leaders Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and the son of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman arrested in Texas after years on the run

By Alanna Durkin Richer, María Verza, and others

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – JUNE 03: Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum of ”Sigamos Haciendo Historia” arrives to give a speech after the first results released by the election authorities show that she leads the polls by wide margin after the presidential election at Hilton Hotel on June 03, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. According to the Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) over 100 million people were allowed to vote on the 2024 Presidential Election in Mexico. Claudia Sheinbaum of ‘Sigamos Haciendo Historia’ coalition will become the first woman president of Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Mexico has elected its first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum—by a landslide

By María Verza, Mark Stevenson, and others