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.

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 ...

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

Thousands of protesters took to the streets, demanding justice for two boys shot and killed in a city shaken by Sinaloa ...

“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 ...

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on ...

“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 ...

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