NEW YORK — Aside from the chiefs who ran the organization, no one likely knows more about the Sinaloa drug cartel than Vicente Zambada Niebla. When it came to the enterprise he seemed poised to lead one day, Vicente Zambada proved he knew almost everyone and everything. But none were more conversant with the structure and details of the kingpin’s business than Vicente Zambada. An army general who worked as an official in the Mexican defense department earned a monthly stipend of $50,000 from the cartel, Zambada recalled. All of this came out in a chaotic ramble as Vicente Zambada jumped from topic to topic, proving himself familiar with both Guzmán’s business ventures and his personal entourage.

Source: National Post January 04, 2019 21:33 UTC