By The Opinion
03 Oct 2024, 10:56 AM EDT
When a Beech King Air 200 model plane landed at the private airport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, very few knew that one of the most wanted drug traffickers for decades was on board.
It was about Ismael “El Mayo” Zambadawho was apparently betrayed by Joaquín Guzmán López and forcibly boarded said aircraft to travel to American soil, where finally the son of “El Chapo” Guzmán would be delivered.
The event, which occurred on July 25, attracted the attention of national and international media due to the way in which the then leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
More than two months after the arrest, the FBI officially notified the seizure of the 1976 Beech King Air 200 plane, in accordance with the provisions of 21 USC 881, a law that regulates the confiscation of assets related to criminal activities.
The aircraft, with serial number BB-191 It is valued at at least $650,000.which is equivalent to more than 12.6 million pesos.
The document also notes that it is possible to file a Petition for Remission or Mitigation to request that the government partially or fully forgive the forfeiture of seized assets.
In this way, interested parties have 30 days from the publication of the notification to make said request. It is important to note that, under United States law, the forfeiture process is directed against the property itself, and not necessarily against the owner.
According to media such as the N+ site, This class of aircraft is used by Customs and Border Protection of the United States, Air and Marine Operations (AMO), which deploys such aircraft for research and missions such as air patrol, prisoner transport and surveillance, as well as to intercept threats at airfields.
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– They reveal video of the plane that transported “El Mayo” Zambada taking off in Mexico.