
Who is drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada? Former Mexican cartel kingpin pleads guilty, awarded life sentence
Published on: Aug. 26, 2025, 4:22 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Under El Mayo's leadership and that of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the Sinaloa cartel evolved from a regional player into the largest drug trafficking organization in the world, prosecutors say.