Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2024

July 26, 2024

Yesterday the Department of Justice arrested Ismael Zambada GarcÃa (a.k.a. "El Mayo") and JoaquÃn GuzmÃ¡n LÃ³pez, two of the most notorious leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the deadliest enterprises in the world. They are being charged for leading the cartel's deadly drug manufacturing and trafficking networks. I commend the work of our law enforcement officials, who made this arrest, for their ongoing work to bring Sinaloa Cartel leaders to justice.

Too many of our citizens have lost their lives to the scourge of fentanyl. Too many families have been broken and are suffering because of this destructive drug. My administration will continue doing everything we can to hold deadly drug traffickers to account and to save American lives.

Categories: Statements by the President : Department of Justice arrest of Sinaloa drug cartel leaders Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada GarcÃa and JoaquÃn GuzmÃ¡n LÃ³pez.

Names: GuzmÃ¡n LÃ³pez, JoaquÃn; Zambada GarcÃa, Ismael "El Mayo".

Subjects: Department of Justice arrest of Sinaloa drug cartel leaders Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada GarcÃa and JoaquÃn GuzmÃ¡n LÃ³pez; Illegal drugs, interdiction efforts; Opioid epidemic, efforts to combat; Transnational criminal organizations; U.S. counternarcotics efforts.

DCPD Number: DCPD202400645.