The detention of Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, in the United States has generated controversy in Mexico. Former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador termed the operation illegal, mentioning that people were killed and there were complicities to hand over the drug lord to U.S. authorities. He also criticized the plea deal that the sons of 'El Chapo' Guzmán were seeking to reduce their sentences.
In the report presented by the Attorney General's Office of the Republic, traces of blood from elected deputy Héctor Melesio Cuén were found on the ranch where Zambada was kidnapped. This finding contradicts the version from the Sinaloa Attorney's Office that stated Cuén was murdered at a gas station, raising doubts about the legality of the detention.
In the hearings in New York, where 'El Mayo' Zambada faces charges, the court could impose the death penalty, which adds more uncertainty to a case that has been questioned for possible irregularities in the detention and transfer process of the drug trafficker.
