US EditionMayo Zambada Pleaded Guilty and Admitted to Bribing Officials: Will Mexicans Ever Know Who He Bribed?
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Analysis by Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español For decades, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada ran the Sinaloa Cartel from the shadows—he was never arrested and rarely seen in public—but according to U.S. prosecutors, he commanded one of the world’s most powerful and violent criminal organizations. Last week, he broke his silence in a New York court: He admitted that “people who worked for him” bribed Mexican police, military, and politicians. He did not na…
Analysis by Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español For decades, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada ran the Sinaloa Cartel from the shadows—he was never arrested and rarely seen in public—but according to U.S. prosecutors, he commanded one of the world’s most powerful and violent criminal organizations. Last week, he broke his silence in a New York court: He admitted that “people who worked for him” bribed Mexican police, military, and politicians. He did not na…
The crime does pay and in the case of drug trafficker Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, it will cost him 15 billion dollars that he promised to hand over to the United States in four months. The deadline is January 13, 2026, the day of the hearing in which he will be convicted. If not, he could face the death penalty. “El Mayo” Zambada and a guilty plea agreement The guilty agreement he signed with U.S. prosecutors thus sets the conditions that were set…
Since the removal of the world-famous El Mayo Zambada from Mexican territory and its transfer to Texas on July 25, last year, a long series of deadly clashes have taken place between criminals in Sinaloa (especially but not only), as well as political, diplomatic and statements by various political actors, documents and government positions, and even statements by the presidents of Mexico and the United States. This simple list gives us an idea …
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