Children of Mexican cartel bosses study at elite schools in the United States

The children of Mexican cartel members study at elite schools and institutions in the United States, in some cases taking advantage of American citizenship or, for foreigners, student visas. This was reported by the Mexican newspaper El Universal, which reconstructs several cases, including that of Serafín and Teresa Zambada Ortiz, children of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Leticia Ortiz Hernández, transferred by their mother to Phoenix during the war between the cartels and subsequently enrolled in a private school with an internship in Arizona, with tuition estimated at the time between 25 thousand and 30 thousand dollars per year per student, room and board included.

The newspaper also cites the case of a son of the partner of Gerardo González Valencia, leader of the Cuinis, who studied at a prestigious sports college in Florida, with fees of up to over 100 thousand dollars a year. According to the analysts cited, elite education can offer the children of narcos security and a way out of the criminal world, but also contribute to a "washing of reputation".