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Sinaloa cartel head 'El Mayo' arrested in U.S.

The world’s most powerful drug kingpin was in a U.S. court Friday on weapons, money laundering and drug trafficking charges. Ismael Zambada Garcia, also known as "El Mayo," founded the Sinaloa cartel with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. He was arrested at an airstrip in the U.S. with one of El Chapo’s sons. Amna Nawaz discussed what the arrests will mean for the fentanyl crisis with Keegan Hamilton.

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