What would ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and the governor of Sinaloa talk about in their meeting? This is what the boss confessed

Were they friends? Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada confessed this Saturday in a letter, released by his lawyer, that on the day of his capture he had planned to meet with the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, for which he revealed the reasons for his meeting.

According to Zambada’s version, Joaquín Guzmán López, son of “El Chapo” Guzmán, asked him to attend a meeting with Rocha Moya to help resolve the differences between the political leaders of Sinaloa.

“I was aware of an ongoing dispute between Rubén Rocha Moya, governor of Sinaloa, and Héctor Melesio Cuen Ojeda, former federal congressman, mayor of Culiacán and rector of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS),” he explained.

The co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel revealed that he was also expecting Ivan Guzman Salazar, leader of “Los Chapitos,” in addition to Hector Cuen, who was killed that same day, and Governor Rocha Moya.

For this reason, he decided to attend the “Huertos del Pedregal” ranch and event center on the outskirts of Culiacan on July 25, where the meeting was scheduled for 11 a.m.

However, when the Mexican boss arrived at the meeting, he saw a large number of armed men wearing green military uniforms, who “I assumed were gunmen for Joaquin Guzman and his brothers.”

In his account, Zambada admitted that at that time he was accompanied by only four security members, of which two stayed outside the perimeter. Afterwards, he explained, he saw Joaquin Guzman Lopez pass by, whom he said he had known since he was a child: “He made a gesture for me to follow him. Trusting the nature of the meeting and the people involved, I followed without hesitation.”

However, “as soon as I set foot inside another room,” he said, “I was ambushed by a group of men.” According to his version, the men assaulted him, “threw me to the ground and put a dark-colored hood over my head. They tied me up and handcuffed me, then forced me into the back of a pickup truck.”

‘El Mayo’ Zambada claims he did not surrender voluntarily to the US
After the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, announced that drug trafficker Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada did not surrender voluntarily to his country, the lawyer of the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel confirmed this version through a letter described by his client.

Ismael Zambada assured that he did not have an agreement with any government, both from Mexico and the United States, but that he was kidnapped, taken by force and against his will to El Paso, Texas. “On the contrary, I was kidnapped and brought to the United States by force and against my will,” he said.

In response, he asked the authorities to bring the truth to light: “This is what happened, instead of the false stories that are circulating.”

He also called on the governments of Mexico and the United States to be transparent and provide the truth about his kidnapping to the United States and about the death of Hector Cuen.

Source: elfinanciero