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Mexico Seizes 1,500-lb Cocaine, Arrests El Chapo Nephew

5/27/2026

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Mexican military seized over 1,500 pounds of cocaine, 151 firearms and 18 grenades in a raid near the Guatemala border in Tapachula, Chiapas.
Authorities arrested Isai “N,” nephew of former cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in Nogales, Sonora.
He faces U.S. extradition on drug-trafficking charges.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said the seizure shows permanent coordination with the United States to weaken criminal groups.

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Mexican military seized over 1,500 pounds of cocaine, 151 firearms and 18 grenades in a raid near the Guatemala border in Tapachula, Chiapas.
Authorities arrested Isai “N,” nephew of former cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in Nogales, Sonora.
He faces U.S. extradition on drug-trafficking charges.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said the seizure shows permanent coordination with the United States to weaken criminal groups.