U.S. prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican drug lords Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Rafael ...

Foreign defendants are rarely sent to the United States if they might face death, and America’s use of capital punishment has ...

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it will not seek the death penalty for accused Mexican drug traffickers Rafael ...

Ismael Zambada Garcia was arrested last year in a bizarre and mysterious situation after he was brought to the U.S. in a ...

Walking with a noticeable limp, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia, 76, was led by the arm by federal marshals to the defense table inside the same courthouse where his cartel co-founder, Joaqui… ...

President Trump has signed an order telling the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain criminal gangs that ...

PHOENIX – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the top leader and co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, eluded the reach of U.S. law enforcement for decades as the criminal organization evolved into ...

Ismael Zambada, right, the reputed leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, appeared in a federal courtroom in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 1, accompanied by his attorney, Frank Perez of Dallas.

Ismael Zambada, right, the reputed leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, appeared in a federal courtroom in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 1, accompanied by his attorney, Frank Perez of Dallas.

Another son of Zambada’s, Ismael Zambada Imperial, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in San Diego in 2021 to being a leader in the Sinaloa cartel.

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada says he lives “in panic” of being imprisoned but that if he were eliminated, there would be little impact on the flourishing narcotics trade.

Meanwhile, a son of “El Mayo,” Ismael Zambada Imperial, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in San Diego in 2021 to being a leader in the Sinaloa cartel.