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Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada
Mexican drug lord (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ismael Mario Zambada García (born 1 January 1948),[1] also known as El Mayo, is a Mexican former drug lord, co-founder and top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Before he assumed leadership of the entire cartel, he allegedly served as the logistical coordinator for its Guzmán-Zambada organization, which has overseen the trafficking of cocaine and heroin into Chicago and other US cities by aircraft, narcosubs, container ships, go-fast boats, fishing vessels, buses, rail cars, tractor trailers, and automobiles.[5]
Ismael Mario Zambada García | |
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![]() U.S. Department of State reward poster of Ismael Zambada, issued September 2021 | |
Born | Ismael Mario Zambada García (1948-01-01) 1 January 1948 (age 76)[1] El Alamo, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico[2] |
Other names | Mayo,[3] M-Z,[4] Padrino,[4] el Señor |
Occupation(s) | Co-founder and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel |
Predecessor | Joaquín Guzmán Loera |
Criminal status | Captured |
Spouse | Rosario Niebla Cardoza |
Children | At least 8
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Reward amount | Mexico: 300 million Mexican pesos; USA: US$15 million |
Partner(s) | Joaquín Guzmán Loera and Héctor Luis Palma Salazar |
Until his arrest in July 2024, he had never been arrested or incarcerated and was the single last remaining fugitive on the list of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords. He was arrested in El Paso, Texas, United States, and reported to be in US custody on 25 July 2024.[6][7]