U.S.-wanted nephew of drug lord "El Chapo" is captured in Mexico

Crime U.S.-wanted nephew of notorious cartel boss "El Chapo" is captured in Mexico May 26, 2026 / 12:25 PM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google The nephew of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was captured in an operation in Mexico, security authorities said Tuesday.The suspect, identified only as Isai "N," was arrested in the northern border state of Sonora and is sought by U.S. authorities, top security official Omar Garcia Harfuch said on X.Harfuch also said 687 kilos of cocaine, 151 guns and 18 grenades were seized at a separate location. "These actions reflect the permanent coordination of the Mexican State to apprehend priority targets and weaken the operational capabilities of criminal groups," he wrote on X. Derivado de trabajos de inteligencia militar central de @Defensamx1 y en coordinación con @FGRMexico, a través de la Agencia de Investigación Criminal, @GN_MEXICO_ e instituciones del @GabSeguridadMX, se realizaron dos acciones relevantes contra estructuras criminales.En… pic.twitter.com/HjW5gZCPM0— Omar H Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) May 26, 2026 Extradited in 2017 after escaping twice from Mexican prisons, El Chapo is serving a life sentence at a maximum security facility in Colorado on multiple charges including drug trafficking and money laundering.Earlier this month,  court records revealed that El Chapo pleaded for U.S. court authorities to transfer him back to his country of birth, citing his "cruel punishment."The co-founder of the infamous Sinaloa cartel has repeatedly complained in previous prison letters of isolation, poor conditions in his cell and the lack of family visits. In 2023, the Sinaloa cartel founder appealed to then President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for help due to alleged "psychological torment" that he said he was enduring in prison. El Chapo is incarcerated at the "Supermax" prison in Florence, Colorado, which has held a number of...