There are plenty of interesting pieces of Borderland history sitting in museums around El Paso, but I had NO idea one of the newest exhibits nearby was connected to a story that made international headlines.
Remember when two major Sinaloa cartel figures mysteriously landed at the Doña Ana County International Airport in Santa Teresa back in 2024? Well, the plane they arrived in never went very far.
In fact, you can now go see it for yourself just outside El Paso.
The Plane From a Major Cartel Arrest Is Now Near El Paso
On July 25, 2024, a 1976 Beechcraft King Air landed at the Doña Ana County International Airport carrying Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán…