Event Brief
Mexico arrests El Chapo’s nephew in Nogales
Filed: May 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM ET
Summary: Isaí Martínez Cepeda was detained in a Sonora border town on drug trafficking charges and faces extradition to the U.S.
WHO: Mexican authorities
WHAT: Arrested Isaí Martínez Cepeda on drug trafficking charges
WHEN: May 26, 2026 at 7:15 PM ET
WHERE: Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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