NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is set to plead guilty next week in a drug trafficking ...

The expected plea comes after the Justice Department said it would not seek the death penalty for Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.

Ismael Mario Zambada García, the alleged former drug lord and top leader of the Sinaloa cartel known as El Mayo, is set to plead guilty to federal charges next week, court documents show.

Ismael Zambada formed the Sinaloa cartel alongside Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman. By Aaron Katersky August 18, 2025, 10:37 AM Ismael Mario Zambada García, the former drug lord and top leader of the ...

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel and longtime associate of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is expected ...

Ismael Zambada García, known as El Mayo, was accused of running a murderous operation that ran drugs like cocaine, heroin and ...

The accused drug trafficker, arrested under unusual circumstances in July 2024, is taking the same path as Ovidio Guzmán ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the accused co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, is expected to plead guilty ...

Ismael Mario Zambada García, the former drug lord and top leader of the Sinaloa cartel known as El Mayo, will plead guilty to ...

His heart pounding, Omar García Harfuch crouched inside an armored SUV as hooded cartel assassins opened fire in one of Mexico City’s wealthiest neighborhoods just as dawn ...