“I was kidnapped and taken to the US by force,” says ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

“I was kidnapped and taken to the US by force,” says ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

The letter in which ‘El Mayo’ made his statement was distributed by his lawyer Frank Pérez. The authorship of the document is attributed to Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, but the text is without his signature. The former leader of one of the factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, which is also led by brothers Alfredo and … Read more

“Nothing that can link me” to the accusations made by ‘El Mayo’: Rocha Moya

“Nothing that can link me” to the accusations made by ‘El Mayo’: Rocha Moya

Culiacan, Sin. The governor of this state, Rubén Rocha Moya, rejected the allegations that were allegedly made in a statement by the co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, Ismael The May Zambada, who point directly to the state leader as being involved in his capture. “There is absolutely nothing, nothing, that can link me to this … Read more

In second hearing, ‘El Mayo’ case declared ‘complex’

In second hearing, ‘El Mayo’ case declared ‘complex’

In a wheelchair, the Mexican drug trafficker Ismael The May Zambada faced his second appearance in a federal court in Texas yesterday, after having been arrested last week. His next hearing is scheduled for Sept. 9. His attorneys declined to comment after the brief hearing, which was presided over by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone. … Read more