still question is still how long it will take. with el chapo back in custody, attention turns to his cartel and just who will run it. nick valencia looks at the man who could replace el chapo at the top of the drug ring. reporter: while el chapo was behind bars, the cartel was effectively run by his right-hand man, ismail zambada. now the next generation might be stepping in. according to reports, a chicago-based drug dealer for the cartel recently testified that zambada has been grooming his own sons for the last ten years. many believe they re in line to inherit the drug empire. mexican officials have arrested through of zambada s sons. they grew up in dad s drug business. drug war analyst sylvia longmeyer tells cnn they were trained to be as brutal as el
now the next generation might be stepping in. according to mexican media reports, a chicago-based drug dealer for the cartel recently testified that zambada has reportedly been grooming his own sons known as los mietos for the past ten years. many believe he s in line to inherit the drug empire. mexican officials have arrested through of his sons. they grew up in dad s drug business. drug war analyst silvio longmeyer tells cnn they were trained to be as brutal as el chapo. of course, el chapo may have his own sons to consider. leading crime analysts say los maytos may be better equipped to deal with the dynamics of modern drug trafficking, technology, and business strategy. however, with only one of los maytos not in custody, the organization that looks to promote from within may be running out of viable options. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. u.s. federal authorities say the suspect accused of ambushing a philadelphia police officer on
drug empire. extradition doesn t mean anything unless you catch him. with our help you will. that s right. grindgos to the res ku. one [ bleep ] man. you make it sound so easy. help us catch him. he will not go lightly. he will make colombia bleed. joining us now is the actor playing one of those dea agents, boyd holbrooke. thank you for being here. thank you for having me. this is serious stuff. we know how violent some of the drug gangs can be and looks like a role that would be a lot of fun to play. can be a lot of fun. it was a lot going on. escobar was rated one of the sixth riches men at one point and had the hands in a lot. yeah.
working very closely with mexican counterparts and counterparts throughout latin america, those dnm assets left for more parts of the world where they were desperately needed at the time and they ve never returned. i would like to clarify one thing. real quick. dea and fbi, federal law enforcement are prohibited from posing as journalists while conducting undercover operations. wow. that to me seems absurd. i think police officers ought to be able to use any means necessary to get big drug dealers. that is something they ought to reconsider. thank you for what you do and thank you for being on the program. coming up you ll hear from a former chicago gang member who sold el chapo s windy city. how far did the drug empire extend into the u.s.? that is coming up next. the understand the magnitude of the engineering feat involved. look how far it is to the prison
working very closely with mexican counterparts and counterparts throughout latin america, those dnm assets left for more parts of the world where they were desperately needed at the time and they ve never returned. i would like to clarify one thing. real quick. dea and fbi, federal law enforcement are prohibited from posing as journalists while conducting undercover operations. wow. that, to me, seems absurd. i think police officers ought to be able to use any means necessary to get big drug dealers. that is something they ought to reconsider. thank you for what you do and thank you for being on the program. coming up you ll hear from a former chicago gang member who sold el chapo s drugs in the windy city. how far did the drug empire extend into the u.s.? that is coming up next.