jimnyc
02-09-2017, 03:06 PM
Some might even tell you that this is our fault, that we should have left him be down there, as even though he's a bad person, he kept things in line. Makes sense, right?
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Drug lord Chapo's sons say ex-ally attacked them
Mexico City (AFP) - Sons of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman accused a former ally of trying to kill them, a prominent journalist said Thursday, indicating a possible battle for the jailed Mexican drug kingpin's succession.
Two weeks after the Sinaloa drug cartel leader was extradited to the United States, broadcast journalist Ciro Gomez Leyva said late Wednesday the sons made the allegation in a handwritten letter sent to him.
The message claims that one of the gang's reputed top lieutenants, Damaso Lopez, convened a meeting with the sons and cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada on February 4.
The letter says Lopez called the meeting to discuss last year's brief kidnapping of at least one of Guzman's sons.
But once they arrived at the meeting, Lopez was not there and gunmen fired at them, killing an unspecified number of bodyguards, the letter alleges.
The sons, who "realized that they were betrayed" by Lopez, ran into a hill, where they were attacked again and wounded before local people helped them, the missive says.
The letter does not say which or how many of Guzman's sons were attacked, but the US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on three of them: Jesus Alfredo, Ivan and Ovidio.
It is also unclear whether the letter refers to Lopez or his son, Damaso Lopez Jr, who is also an alleged cartel operative.
The elder Lopez, who is accused of helping Guzman escape from prison for the first time in 2001, was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine by US prosecutors in 2013.
Rest here - https://www.yahoo.com/news/drug-lord-chapos-sons-ex-ally-attacked-them-180017851.html
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Drug lord Chapo's sons say ex-ally attacked them
Mexico City (AFP) - Sons of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman accused a former ally of trying to kill them, a prominent journalist said Thursday, indicating a possible battle for the jailed Mexican drug kingpin's succession.
Two weeks after the Sinaloa drug cartel leader was extradited to the United States, broadcast journalist Ciro Gomez Leyva said late Wednesday the sons made the allegation in a handwritten letter sent to him.
The message claims that one of the gang's reputed top lieutenants, Damaso Lopez, convened a meeting with the sons and cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada on February 4.
The letter says Lopez called the meeting to discuss last year's brief kidnapping of at least one of Guzman's sons.
But once they arrived at the meeting, Lopez was not there and gunmen fired at them, killing an unspecified number of bodyguards, the letter alleges.
The sons, who "realized that they were betrayed" by Lopez, ran into a hill, where they were attacked again and wounded before local people helped them, the missive says.
The letter does not say which or how many of Guzman's sons were attacked, but the US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on three of them: Jesus Alfredo, Ivan and Ovidio.
It is also unclear whether the letter refers to Lopez or his son, Damaso Lopez Jr, who is also an alleged cartel operative.
The elder Lopez, who is accused of helping Guzman escape from prison for the first time in 2001, was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine by US prosecutors in 2013.
Rest here - https://www.yahoo.com/news/drug-lord-chapos-sons-ex-ally-attacked-them-180017851.html