Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada
Ismael Zambada García El Mayo | |
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.jpg) Wanted photo of Zambada | |
| Born | Ismael Mario Zambada García 1 January 1948[1] El Alamo, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico[2] |
| Other names | Mayo,[3] M-Z,[4] Padrino,[4] El Señor |
| Predecessor | Joaquín Guzmán Loera |
| Successor | Ismael Zambada Sicairos[5] Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar (disputed) |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated, entered guilty plea and is awaiting sentencing |
| Spouse | Rosario Niebla Cardoza |
| Children | At least 8
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| Partner(s) | Juan José Esparragoza Moreno and Héctor Luis Palma Salazar |
| Details | |
| Country | Mexico |
Date apprehended | 25 July 2024 |
Ismael Mario Zambada García (born 1 January 1948),[1] better known as El Mayo, is a Mexican former drug lord and former co-leader of Sinaloa Cartel.[6]
He was arrested in El Paso, Texas, United States, and reported to be in US custody on 25 July 2024.[7][8] In August 2025, he pled guilty to two of the 17 counts he was charged with, one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of running a continuing criminal enterprise.[9][10]
References
- 1 2 "Narcotics Rewards Program: Ismael Zambada-Garcia". U.S. Department of State. 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ↑ Flores, Linaloe R. (20 February 2011). "Cuna de narcos se hunde en la miseria". El Universal (Mexico City) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ González, María De la Luz (19 March 2009). "Detienen al hijo de El Mayo Zambada". El Universal (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- 1 2 Scherer, Julio (4 April 2010). "El Mayo dice que Calderón perderá la guerra antinarco". El Informador (Mexico) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Heredero de "El Mayo" Zambada: El poder del narcotráfico en manos del "Mayito Flaco"". tvazteca.com (in Spanish). 2025-08-25.
- ↑ "United States of America v. Jesus Vicente Zambada-Niebla" (PDF). United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012 – via Wired.
- ↑ Jorgic, Drazen (July 25, 2024). "Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' is in U.S. custody, sources say". Reuters.
- ↑ "Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Co-Founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Arraigned in Brooklyn on International Drug Charges". U.S. Department of Justice. September 13, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ↑ Sisak, Michael R. (August 25, 2025). "Long-elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty in US". Associated Press.
- ↑ Katersky, Aaron (August 18, 2025). "El Mayo, the infamous Mexican drug lord, to plead guilty after being brought to US". ABC News. Retrieved August 20, 2025.