Son of cartel leader arrested at US border

SAN DIEGO (AP):The son of one of the world's most-wanted drug lords was arrested at an Arizona border crossing to face drug-trafficking charges in the United States, authorities said last Friday.

Serafin Zambada, 23, was arrested last Wednesday afternoon while crossing the border from Mexico accompanied by his wife in a pedestrian lane. The wife was detained and released.

Zambada's father is Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, who survived decades of turf wars and rose to the top of Mexico's underworld through savvy deal-brokering.

Ismael Zambada is considered the strategist of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, more involved in daily operations than his better-known boss, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman.

Serafin Zambada, a United States citizen, is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Tucson, Arizona, tomorrow to determine if he is eligible for bail.