US leveraged El Vicentillo's imprisonment to negotiate El Mayo's surrender via phone calls

The US used the imprisonment of Vicente Zambada Niebla ('El Vicentillo'), son of Sinaloa Cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada, to attempt negotiating the capo's surrender through telephone calls between the two. The capture of 'El Vicentillo' followed a meeting with the DEA at a Sheraton Hotel in Mexico City, indicating US-Mexico cooperation in high-level cartel operations. The outcome and current status of the negotiation remain unclear, but this reflects ongoing US pressure on Sinaloa Cartel leadership.

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