What versions are there about his ‘fall’? – El Financiero

The arrest of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada has still not been clarified a little more than two weeks after the event, and although the United States government has already given some clues to understand how the founder of the Sinaloa Cartel ‘fell’, there is still It is not clear what caused him to get off the plane on the shores between New Mexico and Texas.

Zambada, one of the most important drug traffickers in the history of the country, had never been arrested, so his arrest raised questions about how it happened, which authorities intervened and what had to happen in the Sinaloa Cartel for finally the ‘lord of the mountain’ was presented.

At the moment there are at least five versions regarding the case, which in addition to including the arrest of ‘Mayo’ Zambada, as well as that of Joaquín Guzmán López, one of Los Chapitos, is related to the murder of Héctor Melesio Cuén and an alleged meeting agreement with the governor of Sinaloa, Ruben Rocha Moya.

What are the versions regarding the arrest of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada at the moment?

Although the authorities have released details about how Zambada was captured, the reasons that led the drug trafficker Upon delivery to the United States have not yet been revealed.

Meanwhile, analysts such as journalist Raymundo Riva Palacio point out that the United States has been careful with the information it reveals, in order to avoid complaints about an alleged violation of national sovereigntyIn this case, the possibility of a confrontation between the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and that of Joe Biden would also arise.

López Obrador himself said a few days ago that there is “no cooperation” from the United States regarding the case, and that information is still scarce.

In the absence of an official version of how the arrest of ‘Mayo’ Zambada was achieved, these are some versions that are held on the facts:

The betrayal of Los Chapitos

One of the first versions, which would have been reported by US officials, is that Los Chapitos, one of the factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, was in charge of ambushing Zambada, this after arranging a meeting with him to attend The political rivalry between Rocha Moya and Cuén in Sinaloa.

In this version it is indicated that Zambada went to a ranch, and at that moment he was ambushed by Joaquín Guzmán López, who along with His gunmen were in charge of separating him from his guards. and finally put him on a plane and went with him to Texas.

Joaquin Guzman Lopez took him against his will

This version is similar; however, Zambada’s lawyer said that in this case his client did suffer an assault, and that it was hooded and taken by Guzmán López to the United States.

In this case, the participation of the United States authorities is ruled out, since Guzmán López would have used his own resources, as well as a plane to take the drug trafficker out of Mexico.

This version includes the United States government, who has said that There were no people of theirs in the operationand which had nothing to do with actions within Mexican soil. This would also rule out a pact between the drug trafficker and any government.

The version of ‘Mayo’ Zambada

Zambada said he did not negotiate with anyone, and in this case he confirms the ambush of the member of Los Chapitos. Throughout his letter he asks that there be no violence in Sinaloa, In addition, it reveals that Cuén was indeed at the scene of the crime, and while he was being ambushed, Governor Rocha Moya’s political rival was killed in the area.

The drug trafficker ruled out any version in which he had agreed to surrender voluntarily and that he had arrived in the United States on his own, but it was through trust who had on Guzmán López that the ambush took place.

Ruben Rocha’s version

With the versions about the meeting with Rubén Rocha, the governor of Sinaloa has been in the eye of the controversy, and in recent days he said that it was agreed a meeting with him, “they lied to him” and “he fell into the trap”since he claims that he was not in the entity.

Rocha Moya assures that he has nothing to do with the case, this after the accusations of the opposition that link him with drug trafficking. Faced with the controversy, President López Obrador, as well as the president-elect, Claudia Sheinbaum, They said they supported him and hoped that the case would be clarified.

The murder of Cuen

Another of the events that accompanied the arrest of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada is the murder of Héctor Melesio Cuén, who was in the alleged meeting to address the rivalry he had with Rocha Moya.

Although there is Zambada’s version that Cuén was at the ranch, there are also other versions that point to the fact that never arrived and was killed before the meeting, The version that he had a meeting with lawyers that morning, who never arrived, and that he was finally assaulted at a gas station, which caused him to be shot and die hours later, is also being analyzed, according to the newspaper. Northwest.