Convicted drug trafficker ‘El Mago,’ who was linked to the infamous Sinaloa cartel, shot dead in LA: authorities

A convicted member of the Sinaloa cartel who was pals with the son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and loved flaunting pictures of himself posing with Al Pacino and other celebrities was gunned down along an industrial stretch near Los Angeles, authorities said.

Eduardo Escobedo, 39, was one of two men killed Thanksgiving morning along Towne Avenue in Willowbrook, Calif., according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The other victim was convicted drug dealer Guillermo De Los Angeles Jr., 47, the Los Angeles Times reported. ---More...

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