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Ismael ‘Mayo’ Zambada, the great Mexican drug lord and founder of the Sinaloa Cartel who never set foot in prison, arrested in Texas

Ismael Mayo Zambada Garcia, the legendary leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, has been arrested in El Paso, Texas. The apprehension of the notorious drug trafficker, who had not set foot in a jail in decades of criminal life and who had a $15 million bounty on his head, took place at a private airport in the border city. The arrest was reported by the Tijuana weekly Zeta and confirmed to Reuters by two sources from the operation. The authorities have also detained Joaquín Guzmán López, one of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán’s sons.

“The Justice Department has taken into custody two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a press release.

El Mayo, born in Culiacán in January 1948, had been wanted by U.S. authorities for decades. His name appears in at least five wide-ranging legal cases opened between 2003 and 2016 in U.

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Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada

Mexican drug lord (born 1948)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zambada and the second or maternal family name is García.

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Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias “El Mayo,” was the leader of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Along with Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias “El Chapo,” El Mayo is one of the most storied drug traffickers in Mexican history.

Before being arrested by US authorities in July 2024, he was known primarily for maintaining a low profile and a focus on business over violence. In addition, he was one of the few old-guard bosses who had managed to evade justice throughout his four-decade criminal career.

History

Originally a farmer from the western state of Sinaloa, El Mayo started working with the Juarez Cartel in the 1980s and 1990s. After the death of the head of the Juarez Cartel, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, alias “El Señor de los Cielos,” El Mayo created his own organization. With the slow demise of the Tijuana Cartel, El Mayo has sought to expand his routes through the northwestern states of Sonora and Baja California. He also controled much of the production and shipment of heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl from Mexico into the United States.

In the decade prior to his captur

Ismael Mario Zambada García
Born	Ismael Mario Zambada García (1948-01-01) 1 January 1948 (age 77)^[1] El Alamo, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico^[2]
Other names	Mayo,^[3] M-Z,^[4] Padrino,^[4] el Señor
Occupation	Leader of Sinaloa Cartel
Predecessor	Joaquin Guzmán Loera
Successor	Ismael Zambada Sicairos^{[citation needed]}
Criminal status	Incarcerated pending trial
Spouse	Rosario Niebla Cardoza
Children	At least 8 * Vicente Zambada Niebla, alias "El Vicentillo" * Ismael Zambada Imperial, alias "Mayito Gordo" * Serafín Zambada Ortiz, alias "Sera" * Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias ""El Mayito Flaco" * María Teresa Zambada Niebla * Monica del Rosario Zambada Niebla * Modesta Zambada Niebla * Antonio Zambada
Accomplice(s)	Juan José Esparragoza Moreno and Héctor Luis Palma Salazar