America: Son of drug lord Al Chapo arrested in Mexico, extradited to America

Mike Vigil, former head of international operations for the Drug Enforcement Administration, said he believed the Mexican government facilitated the extradition because it usually takes at least two years to obtain extradition for a high-profile individual like Guzmán López. it takes time.

The indictment unsealed in Manhattan says their goal was to produce large quantities of fentanyl and sell it at the lowest price possible. However, both the brothers denied the allegations in a letter. Vigil said, "This is a symbolic victory but it is not going to have any impact on the Sinaloa Cartel, which will continue to do this. As the largest producer of fentanyl, it will continue to send drugs to the United States."

There were an estimated 109,680 deaths in the United States last year, according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to information provided by the AP. Of which approximately 75,000 were caused by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Inexpensive fentanyl is being incorporated into other drugs, often without the buyers' knowledge.

Fentanyl seizures in Mexico typically occur when the drug has already been pressed into pills and transported toward the U.S. border. U.S. prosecutors allege most production takes place in and around Culiacan, where the Sinaloa cartel has complete control.