Mexican drug lord seeks repatriation to avoid U.S. death sentence

El Mayo Zambada demands repatriation to Mexico: Friday's mañanera recapped

A letter to the federal government from accused drug baron Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the fight against organized crime were among the issues President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke about at her Friday morning press conference. Here is a recap of the president’s last mañanera of the week. El Mayo demands repatriation; FGR reviewing the request  A reporter from the Reforma newspaper noted that a legal advisor of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada submitted a l…

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of the leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, was arrested by the U.S. authorities on July 25. Seven months after his arrest, the drug lord wrote a letter asking the Mexican government to face the death penalty in the U.S. El Mayo Zambada asked Mexico for his repatriationZambada handed over the letter, through one of his lawyers, to the Mexican Consulate General in New York, a state in which he faces a trial and remains in …

Mexican drug lord seeks repatriation to avoid U.S. death sentence

Drug trafficker Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has asked Mexico to seek his repatriation, faced with the possibility of being sentenced to death in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Friday.

Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in U.S. to be sent back

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's government is reviewing a petition by Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel who is jailed in the United States, to be returned to Mexico for trial, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday.

By Norma Galeana, CNN Ismael “el Mayo” Zambada's lawyers submitted a request for consular assistance and repatriation to Mexico at the Consulate General of Mexico in New York, according to documents obtained by CNN. Zambada, who has been in U.S. custody since July 25 last year, accuses the United States Government of violating his rights by arresting him after he landed on a private plane at an airport outside El Paso. According to federal autho…

Drug dealer Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, arrested in Texas in July, asked to be repatriated to Mexico in the face of the possibility of a...