US EditionMexican President Sheinbaum Celebrates Guilty Plea Of 'El Mayo' Zambada In The U.S.: 'They Said They Were Impossible To Get'
Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, admitted to leading a criminal enterprise responsible for vast drug trafficking and corruption and agreed to forfeit $15 billion.
- This past week, Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court, New York, to one count of continuing criminal enterprise and one of racketeering conspiracy, facing life and forfeiting $15 billion.
- Co-Founded with Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada led the Sinaloa Cartel from 1989–2024, transporting at least 1.5 million kilograms of cocaine until last year.
- News accounts describe a betrayal that lured Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada onto a plane on July 25, 2024; prosecutors say he was arrested at a New Mexico airport, transferred to El Paso, and admitted bribing officials.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi flew to Brooklyn after meeting President Donald Trump, framing Zambada's plea as a landmark victory and emphasizing the U.S. administration's anti‑cartel campaign.
- Prosecutors say Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada agreed to cooperate, but lawyer Frank Perez says the plea doesn't compel it; President Claudia Sheinbaum urged verifying claims as Sinaloa sees ongoing cartel violence.
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DNyuz‘El Mayo’ guilty plea gives Trump ‘powerful political leverage’ in cartel crackdown: ex-DEA agent
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, is set to face the rest of his life behind bars as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to dismantle cartels.
US Seeks $15 Billion From Drug Lord El Mayo—But Recovery Looks Difficult
When US prosecutors trumpeted a guilty plea from a Mexican drug kingpin this week, they painted his life sentence as justice for thousands of deaths caused by his addictive products and untold violence at the hands of his enforcers.
Mexican President Sheinbaum Celebrates Guilty Plea Of 'El Mayo' Zambada In The U.S.: 'They Said They Were Impossible To Get'
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated the guilty plea of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, saying detractors were saying her administration was "chasing shadows"
Wednesday morning news: August 27, 2025
The news of the day, including President Trump warns of ‘economic war’ with Russia, Federal Reserve board member sues to stop her removal by Trump, and co-founder of Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa Cartel enters a ‘guilty’ plea
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