A former heir apparent to the violent Sinaloa cartel may help put the alleged leader of the drug syndicate—his father Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada—behind bars for the rest of his life.

Those arrested in Mexico for connection to cartels and organized crime often carried, transported, or unloaded "material" ...

U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday that they're discussing a potential plea deal with Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the long-elusive Mexican drug lord who was arrested last summer and whose son could ...

After decades on the run, Zambada, 78, was arrested by U.S. authorities in July at an airport near El Paso. Since his capture, which he claimed in a letter from jail was orchestrated by a son of ...

“I want him, even though this could be a conflict if he represents me and my son.” Working alongside Guzmán, Ismael Zambada kept a lower profile and was seen as concentrating more on the ...

MORE: Top Sinaloa cartel leaders, including son of El Chapo, taken into US custody: DOJ A frail-looking Zambada appeared at the hearing in a beige smock over an orange T-shirt and reading glasses ...

“I want him, even though this could be a conflict if he represents me and my son.” The younger Zambada was charged himself and made a plea deal in the long-running and sprawling U.S ...