U.S. , Mexican authorities captured kingpin of Sinaloa drug cartel . Score: 6 Carl Meacham : As important as arrest was , it should not be seen as fatal to drug cartel . On Saturday , Joaquin `` El Chapo '' Guzman Loera , the kingpin of the Sinaloa drug cartel , was captured in a joint effort by Mexican authorities and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration . Drug trafficking and resulting violence will continue , he says .
U.S. , Mexican authorities captured kingpin of Sinaloa drug cartel . Score: 6 Carl Meacham : As important as arrest was , it should not be seen as fatal to drug cartel . Drug trafficking and resulting violence will continue , he says .