The cartel leader got on an airplane believing he was going somewhere else, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
'El Mayo' Zambada's attorney says his cartel leader client was kidnapped and brought to the U.S.
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Zambada said that he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa, and then taken against his will to the United States, according to a letter released Saturday by his lawyer.
Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada says he was ambushed, kidnapped before being taken to the U.S.
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