Nephew of Sinaloa cartel leader shot dead
MEXICO - Gunmen killed the nephew of a Sinaloa cartel leader in the latest attack against relatives of people linked to the drug organization.
Edgar Juvanny Parra Zambada, 42, was one of two people killed during a shootout in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, according to the local attorney general’s office. In addition to the two men who were killed, a female driver was injured during the attack.
Parra is the nephew of Ismael Zambada, the man reportedly in charge of the Sinaloa cartel’s operations since notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was recaptured after months on the run. Mexican officials describe the victim’s uncle as “the new El Chapo.”
The elder Zambada faces a series of charges in the United States, including trafficking methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana, the Justice Department announced last year. It describes him as the “principal administrator, organizer or leader of the enterprise.” About two weeks ago, Guzman’s son was abducted from a restaurant in Puerto Vallarta and released a few days later.
Guzman, the famed Sinaloa cartel leader commonly known as El Chapo, is in prison in Mexico and facing extradition to the United States.
Once he is transferred, Guzman could be sent to New York to stand trial on federal drug charges, according to US officials.
(CNN.COM) SYRIA - ISIS are trying to join German armed forces to get military training they can use for terrorist attacks.
In light of the concerning revelation the armed forces are calling for all applicants to the military to be subject to a security check by its counter-intelligence agency. The testing will start from July next year and the Government believes it will help the nation fight against extremists, terrorists and criminals. However, such security screening would require changes in the laws governing the military. A draft document justifying such changes, seen by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, said there are indications that Islamists are trying to get ‘so-called short-term servicemen into the armed forces’ for training. Germany is on edge after a series of violent attacks in July, two of which were claimed by Islamic State, and the interior minister has already announced plans to step up security. One of the attacks was committed by 17-year-old Afghan refugee Muhammad Riyad who went on an axe rampage on a train near the city of Wurzburg. The ISIS fanatic injured 19 people during his assault before he was eventually gunned down by police. The cabinet is set to approve a change to the military act next week, the newspaper said, citing security sources. A spokesman for the Defence Ministry said the government was in the process of deciding on the law. The military counter-intelligence agency is looking into 64 suspected Islamists, 268 suspected rightwing extremists and six suspected left-wing extremists in the armed forces, the newspaper said. (dailymail.com/ photo: Reuters)