### [2026-05-26](/feed/2026/05/26/index.md)

##### Mexican drug war
# Mexico arrests Isai Martínez Zepeda, identified by authorities as a nephew of imprisoned former Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo, in Sonora. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Vanguard](https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/05/mexico-captures-us-wanted-nephew-of-el-chapo-guzman/amp/)

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