El Mayo being tricked on to that plane is an absolute bullshyt story and I’m not buying any of it
it is stunning to see someone up close like this. he does look skinny and a little sick. and probably what was said, at that meeting, was DEA, State Department, Justice Department, some AUSA from Texas and Brooklyn, were like we can do this the easy way or the hard way. but if you make us drag you out of the mountains, you will do life in supermax.
a lot of this is fentanyl. The game has shifted in Mexico. They seem to be more willing to work with the US, because they aren't just narco anymore, the Justice Department is framing them as poisoning and killing tens of thousands of people in the US. That is questionable, but it's convincing. The US is pushing very hard for this. Chapitos changed the game with that. Sealed their fates.
The timing gives it away. This is political wins FOR EVERYONE. The Justice Department, DEA, Biden admin, they all get this win.