Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Chicago drug kingpin tied to Sinaloa cartel says he forgives man who kidnapped his twin brother

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ABC 7 Chicago

El Chapo envoy in Chicago, Margarito Flores, plays COVID card to get out of jail

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A once-trusted Chicago henchman for notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is asking to be released from federal prison because of the continuing threat from COVID-19. An ...
Chicago Tribune

‘He’s a straight-up rancher’: Chicago twins who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel talk about arrest of ‘El Mayo’

As the leader of one of the world’s largest and most brutal drug-trafficking organizations, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is far from the “narco” stereotype portrayed on some TV special. Unlike his partner ...
Chicago Sun-Times

El Chapo son's plea deal signals 'demise of the Sinaloa cartel,' ex-Chicago cocaine kingpin says

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Stars and Stripes

The secretive life — and stunning downfall — of Sinaloa cartel boss ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

(Tribune News Service) — As a guy who grew up in Chicago in the 1990s, Margarito “Jay” Flores said he’ll never forget the time he got to shake Michael Jordan’s hand. The only celebrity encounter that ...