One of the long-awaited cooperative
witness testimony began today as Vicente Zambada Niebla was sworn in today to
ell the truth and nothing but the truth in the trial of El Chapo Guzman.
Zambada [or VZN] is the 43-year-old
son of Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García.
Zambada cut a plea deal with
the government just two months ago.
Zambada, arrested in 2009, pleaded guilty to two counts
of trafficking and will be sentenced in February.
As Zambada entered the witness
box and sat down, observers report a nod of recognition between Zambada and
Chapo, and a smile.
News outlets uniformly
reported something about Zambada’s looks.
Saying his appearance hasn’t changed since his arrest, and that he was
handsome and articulate.
Then it was down to the
business of testifying.
He began his narrative, speaking
of Chapo teaming up with El Mayo in the late 80s, Chapo's fleeing Mexico to Guatemala
in 93, after authorities were hunting him down in connection to the murder of Cardinal
Ocampo. Chapo’s subsequent arrest in Guatemala and his imprisonment in Mexico. and
his famous first prison escape, in a laundry cart, in 2001.Chito |
He then explained Chapo’s
account of how he counted the click of each of the checkpoint doors he passed
through to count how many remained until freedom.
"When Chito let the
cart loose to talk to a policeman, Chapo told him that he was in fear of the
cart toppling over, he laughed at the memory of what could have happened if the
cart had been turned over.” Today, Chito is still confined to
a maximum security prison number 8 in Guasave, Sinaloa
He recounted at time when
he was in the room as a trafficker was giving his father, El Mayo, a sales
pitch with respect to trafficking cocaine by train to Chicago and when Chapo
asked permission to assassinate a rival, Rodolfo Carrillo Fuentes.
Zambada also testified that
when Chapo was on the run, hiding in the Sierra’s after the escape, that Chapo
would share stories with him. Including how
Chapo once tried to murder rival, Ramon Arellano Felix, at a Puerto Vallarta
night club.
The plan to spring Arturo Guzman out of Altiplano
Something not testified to before, was a story about the brother of Chapo, Arturo aka El Pollo. [below left]
When Pollo was arrested
he was in Altiplano prison, the same prison Chapo would later tunnel out of, when
Vicente hatched a plan to break him out. The plan was to fly a helicopter over
the yard and drop a rope with a large "steel bubble". Arturo
could climb inside and avoid being shot as the helicopter exited the prison yard.
However, before the plan
could be executed, Arturo was murdered. Zambada says the killers were they Vicente
Carrillo Fuentes and Benjamin Arellano Felix, Chapo’s archenemies.
Zambada testified that
the AFO and Chapo conflict began in 1988, when Ramon Arellano Felix shot and killed
one of Chapo's friends, Armando Lopez, at a birthday party for Mayo Zambada.
Chapo's
conflict with the Carrillo Fuentes began in 2003 because Rodolfo Carrillo
Fuentes was mistreating, even killing, some of Chapo's people in a town near
Culiacan.
Zambada claims that in
both wars, he was a part of the peace negotiation teams, attempting to quell
fighting and killings. Both times he failed.
Apparently, he was trying to establish how involved he was. Remember he was born in 1975.
He was often his father's
messenger, flying in private jets, wherever necessary in Mexico in delivering messages
from his father.
He says he personally
took part in a meeting in the Sinaloa mountains with cartel leaders,
representatives of Pemex, [Mexico national oil company] and representatives for
unnamed "high level politicians.”
The deal on the table: Shipping
one hundred tons of cocaine in an oil tanker vessel owned by Pemex.
Additional corruption:
Zambada, declared that
his father, had on his payroll to the tune of 50k per month, Humberto Eduardo
Antimo Miranda, [name not given in testimony] senior official of the
Secretariat of National Defense ( Sedena) during the administration of Felipe
Calderon, and the personal escort of former President Vicente Fox, Colonel
Marco Antonio de León Adams.
He recounted a meeting
that his father had at the beginning of 2007 with General Humberto Eduardo
Antimo Miranda, at that time senior officer of the Sedena.
"I took General
Antimo to Culiacán to meet my father, he was a general, a senior official of
the Ministry of Defense," Zambada said.
"There were rumors
that other generals were being paid to be at the service of Arturo Beltran
Leyva, Los Zetas and Carrillo Fuentes," said Zambada.
"General Antimo told
my father that Arturo, Los Zetas and Carrillo Fuentes were looking for other
generals to ask them to go against my father, and Chapo.
He says that in the
alleged meeting in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Antimo Miranda, general of the diplomatic
division of the General Staff (EMP), told him that he and other generals had
decided that they would be on the side of El Mayo and El Chapo.
Zambada: He told my
father that he would warn him of any information about Arturo, Los Zetas and
Carrillo Fuentes. My father told him that I would give him a monthly payment.
He then gave him a payment of 50k and he would then receive $ 50,000 a month
thereafter.
El Chiclet
Chiclet Adams |
Coronel Marco Antonio
de Leon Adams, aka El
Chiclet, was El Mayo's personal spy, passing sensitive info to the trafficker. An
example: Adams told El Mayo and Chapo the deployment of forces sent to capture
Chapo after he escaped from prison in 2001.
"When we talked
about him on the radio or on the phone, we said 'El Chicle' --- because in
Mexico there was a brand of Chicles Adams (Chiclets Adams)," he explained.
Zambada explained how Colonel De León Adams was involved in a rescue of Chapo. He claimed that is was due to information
given to them by El Chicle they safely removed Chapo from Tepic, Nayarit,
aboard a helicopter owned by him, and flew him to Culiacan.
Zambada says his father’s
monthly payouts to authorities totaled about $1 million.
Below
click to enlarge---interesting portion of VZN’s plea agreement, where he agrees to delay sentencing until
AFTER the conclusion of his cooperation.
He is basically telling on the government, not Chapo. He knows what he is doing
ReplyDelete100 tons of coke equals 1 million kilos of coke. Deal would of been worth in the billions of dollars. In the end, the traffickers get locked up or killed and the real crooks the politicians get to live a posh life.
ReplyDeleteSo true..it is those corrupt politicians who should be extradited an given lengthy sentence
Delete1 ton is 907kg...
DeleteThats 100 thousand kilos mate...
Deleteyeah it would be a 100 thousand not a million you got ur math wrong 803
DeleteDepends if you are using the metric scale.
DeleteRalph that would include 🇺🇸 federal agents as well, we don’t want that.
DeleteLike 10:16 said....its 100,000.
DeleteI was surprised at the interactions that journalists described. The fact that they smiled and nodded at each other a few times shows there might be some affection there after all.
ReplyDeleteI’m happy for VZN. I wasn’t surprised when they said he’s handsome, i however was surprised when they said he was articulate and well spoken. 👍🏻 I hope he takes advantage of his second opportunity to be with his family. Though I feel it’s so weird that everything has worked so well for him. Have the other CW’s families arrived to the US already as well?
The plan is for chapo to get over 100 years behind bars and VZ to be released to turn in his dad. I agree it’s a great plan
DeleteThat could be but I find it so hard to believe that someone could want to turn in their own father...
DeleteHave you seen the Godfather when Fredo gets whacked by his own brother for betraying the family. I think that will happen to this guy. Soplon
Delete@ 5:55 en Mexico el padre vale madre
Delete6:48 no I have never watched The Godfather (even tho its my parents’ fave movie!). He has more brothers besides the young one who was in jail here in the US?
DeleteVery interesting! I read the entire article. It would be exciting to be attending that trial. $50,000 per month! and generals! 100 tons of cocaine in a Pemex tanker so crazy
ReplyDelete50k a month to crooked law men is minor league. Arellano Felix clan was paying 1 million a week to bribe military and all branches of government back in their heyday.
DeleteAnd that was way more money back then.
DeleteHis handsome? Thats some hoe shit right there lol. If my daughter brought a handsome mexican drug lords kid as her date to my house ill beat the shit out her on the spot.
ReplyDeleteWell we should hand you the father of the year award right now lol
DeleteHahahaha
Delete8:55 And shell run away saying how cruel and miserable you are. And in 5-10 years show up at your doorstep with 4 kids and no money and say, dad you were right please let me in. And then you will spend 30% of youre income to support the loser.
Deleteif you could, would you beat the drug lord's kid?
DeleteQue guapo dejenlo libre y encierren al feo de el mencho fuchi.
ReplyDelete-todas las BB
Everyone saying how handsome he is are guys from sinaloa
DeleteLas jaliscas son conocidas por esas mañas mi valedor.
DeleteHay que putas somos los culichis.
Deletenope reporters from the U.S. said he was
Deleteesta hermoso y el mencho tambien con ese bigote chocomilero me encanta.
DeleteHas 50 cent nostrils
ReplyDeleteMichael Jackson’s piglet nose
DeleteDon't be such a hater vato.
DeleteLmao 3:03
DeleteHaha lol that’s funny. It’s from all that dope he was snorting.
Delete-💯
VZN is going to be out soon, right?
ReplyDeleteyep--yep--Don't Blink!
DeleteWill he be posting to his IG?
Delete1:10 😂😂😂
DeleteHe will be sentenced minimum jail time, (10 yrs...) will be time served........ will receive witness protection...... will get to keep sum cash, not to mention what the DEA, paid him.... like the Flores brothers..... played his cards right...........
Deleteexactly my thoughts ...but could be 15
DeleteThis is a movie it looks like al this was planed years ago everything they are talking about EVERYONE KNOWS
ReplyDeleteI doubt he will throw chapo under the bus since his dad el mayo is also in the game n could bring a lot of heat on him...most likely he will do what chapo is doing just bring up officials names n corrupted politicians
ReplyDeleteIt’s no wonder the United States government has Sinaloa on lock, the hillbillies can’t think for them selves. When VZ is released he will turn in his dad as part of his plea deal.
Deletewithin 2 hrs he sated he heard chapo setting up a killing....
DeleteHIS sentence depends on the stuff he says about chapo. read the last image i posted here
We are yet to see Gringo politicians get arrested
DeleteIf thats what you expect,you will be waiting until the cows come home
DeleteI heard a story about that pemex deal
ReplyDeleteAparently they fuck zambada up and now they fucking up pemex via the huachiculeros
#freeelchapo.
ReplyDeleteHis testimony in the end will help El Chapo! Chapo knew one day he would get captured and knew there would be testimonies. Vincintillo is taking the question of who is the supreme leader by saying its El Mayo. Chapo will be feee in 15 yrs.
ReplyDelete15 years? In your dreams.
DeleteChapo is done. All those years on the American radar will give him life.
Bad blood between the US government and this fool. We all know you can't win against the government. If anything has lucky he's not in Guantanamo bay.
As for all those testimonies and sweet deals given to by US authorities is still baffling. Rather, a disgust to allow the same parasitic species to get away with a slap on the wrist.
But hey that's government workings for you. They cry justice for drug pushers while exonerating some.
What hypocrites!
he already said his sentence in feb depends what his testimony is, so I am thinking 10 years with good time is about 8.6 years with time served ---even if they don't count mexico---HE IS OUT. plus he already paid over a billion dollars as part of the deal.
Deletehowever they may want to give him a little more time like the 15 years. that would mean a little more than 4 years. he is very young and i don't think he is a narco monster. this deal doesn't make me crazy like the others.
Pollo Guzmán rescue plan sounds dope asf
ReplyDeleteAn american escaped a Mexican prison in the 60's via an oldschool Bell bubble top helicopter. BB published a story on it. Dope
DeleteChente has charisma no doubt about it. Chino Antrax tried to copy his swag but failed. Vicente had the ability to relate to everyone in the cartel. Be it the millionaire capos to the farmers to the hitmen. People don't really know but he was known to want to be with the action. Side by side with his gunmen this fool would roll not like other dudes in his position who are more careful.
DeleteSo is Humberto Eduardo Antimo Miranda in jail or wanted?
ReplyDeleteAll this snitching is embarrassing I use to be a hardcore Sinaloa groupie listening to their corridos. I don't know what I'm gonna do with all their music,it's all lies. At least I can still look up to Los chapitos aka Los menores their my heroes.
ReplyDeleteCDS fanboy.
Michoacanos are known haters. They can never give a compliment or a nod even if they know its deserving. Por eso Michoacan esta como esta. No solidarity, pura envidia en ese estado. Don't believe me, then explain how the viagras, the templarios, CJNG, la Familia and the autodefensas all feud and fight... Again, you just hate because it's what Michoacanos do. Your parents brought you up that way, just like their parents brought them up that way, just like you're going to teach your kids. Pura envidia...
DeleteI'm from Sinaloa and I think nothing like you. Smh.
DeleteNever be a fanboy of anything. Everything you ever thought was true is a plot to get to your pockets. Get to work playboy, plow your own lane.
Delete@2:28 gracias what this board def needs most is lots more CDS fanboys. Don't you have anything nasty to say about CJNG, michoacano's, etc? Prove your loyalty
DeleteSuggest you analyze what a hero really is. Your philosophy of life is screwed up. Heroes are those who contribute and place oneself second to others. Moreover, not contributing to societies diseases.
DeleteLol calm down do not your chonnies in a bunch. You sound like them cumbia bumping michochango chilango
DeleteThis is all apart of the plan chapo knows he is never coming home he cut a deal with the Mexican government to let his sons take over thats y he hasnt implicated any high level officials or bankers who launders his money as for vzn he is doing what he was told to do he will b bak n Mexico taking over for his father n less than 5 years maybe even after the trial is over this is chapo n mayo retirement plan
ReplyDeleteWas Emma in court on Thursday and today?
ReplyDeleteA million dollars a month for Mayo's guys? Amado was paying out $800 mil a year in protection...
ReplyDeleteBoth Amado and Benjamin Arellano were paying sand bags of cash every month for protection. Im talking about millions of dollars. I have a feeling that Cartel de Juarez and Cartel de Tijuana at thier height netted more cash than Sinaloa has ever dreamed of.
DeleteLos Carrillos and Arellano's continue being from Sinaloa.
DeleteHmmm maybe they could ask him the address in Culiacan where the meeting took place. Ya never know who is living there now. alfredo
ReplyDeleteEl OJ
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Chivis en que prision está Vicente Zambada ? O cuales son su #inmate number
ReplyDeletehe is in "witness protection" no information is provided.
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