Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is set to plead guilty next week in a drug trafficking case.

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada is accused of ordering torture, plotting murders and flooding the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and ...

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

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

August 10 was, for many in Mexico, a quiet Sunday like any other. But in Sinaloa—a northwestern state facing the Pacific—it ...

Ismael Zambada Garcia was El Chapo’s right hand man for decades; co-founder of the bloodthirsty Sinaloa cartel and now he’s ...

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

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.

The Department of Justice won't seek the death penalty for three top cartel leaders incarcerated in the country ...

In September 2024, Zambada pleaded not guilty to charges that accused him of drug trafficking, murder plots and torture.

Ismael El Mayo Zambada, the accused co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, is expected to plead guilty to U.S. drug ...