Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty to US charges
The charges stemmed from his decades-long role leading the Sinaloa cartel alongside imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged Sinaloa cartel co-founder facing U.S. drug trafficking charges, allocutes to U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan at federal court in New York City, New York, U.S., August 25, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. (photo credit: JANE ROSENBERG/REUTERS)ByREUTERS
