Mexico would not ask for the repatriation of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada; it would fear diplomatic crisis with the United States

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The request made by Ismael El Mayo Zambada for the Mexican government to grant consular assistance and to demand immediate repatriation from the U.S. authorities is based on the Treaty to Ban Cross-Border Abductions, which does not apply to the United States because it has not been ratified by the U.S. Congress.

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The Mexican government could not ask for the repatriation of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, for fears of a diplomatic crisis with the United States.On Friday, February 21, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the repatriation of El Mayo Zambada was being analyzed, after the capo sent a letter to the Mexican Consulate in New York to demand his return for “kidnapping” and thus prevent him from being convicted …

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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has in place five arrest warrants in Mexico issued by different federal courts in the country between 1998 and 2009. The former leader and co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel is required by Mexican justice for the crimes of organized crime, money laundering, criminal association, weapons collection and health crimes, in addition to having a request for extradition to the United States. Yesterday, President Claudia Sheinbaum…