Mayonews

“The arrest in the United States of two top leaders of the Sinaloa drug cartel came after what initial accounts suggest was a dramatic betrayal that saw one of the men, a son of the notorious drug lord known as El Chapo, lure the other under false pretenses onto a plane that delivered them both into the hands of American law enforcement … Mr. Guzmán López had persuaded Mr. Zambada García to join him on the flight by saying they were going to look at real estate, officials said, but the plane instead headed north across the border … Mr. Zambada García, 76 and known as El Mayo, has been charged in several federal indictments stretching back more than two decades.” NYT (Gift Article): A Fake Trip and a Stunning Betrayal Landed Top Cartel Leaders in U.S. Hands.

+ Here’s a notable detail from WaPo (Gift Article): Mexico wasn’t told of cartel arrests until kingpins were in U.S. custody. (Your first guess as to why is probably right.)