El Mayo Pleads Guilty, Admits to Bribing Mexican Politicians, Police, and Military Commanders
”Socalj” for Borderland Beat
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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada , a longtime drug trafficking leader in Mexico, pleaded guilty in a federal court in New York to creating and directing the Sinaloa Cartel.”El Mayo” addressed the court to explain his crimes in his own words. “I started getting involved with illegal drugs in 1969, when I was 19.” He started by trafficking marijuana. “I went on to sell other drugs, especially cocaine.” This puts his age at 75 years old, something that has been contested by US authorities and online sources.
He estimated he trafficked 1.5 million kilos of cocaine during his career, “most of which went to the U.S.” “I created a criminal network that I led, called the Sinaloa cartel. The organization I led promoted corruption in my home country by paying police, military commanders and politicians that allowed us to operate freely. It goes back to the very beginning when I was a young man starting out and it continued for all those years.”
Zambada waived all his rights to trial and appeal. In front of Judge Brian Cogan, he said he did so because “the time has come to acknowledge half a century of criminal activity.”
Zambada García will be sentenced on January 13, 2026, and by then both his lawyers and the prosecution must have presented their arguments.
Mexico’s Response
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo reported this morning that, despite the plea agreement reached by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada , one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, the Mexican government still does not have precise information about his capture, which occurred on July 25, 2024.
“They have not provided any new information to the Attorney General’s Office, the Ministry of Security, or Foreign Affairs,” the president stated.
Sheinbaum asserted that the drug trafficker’s statements to the United States Attorney’s Office must be subject to evidence and procedures confirming his connection to Mexico.
“Whatever I’m going to declare, and if the United States Attorney’s Office raises it, any issue related to Mexico, must be substantiated,” he stressed.
He added that the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) will be responsible for handling the matter, as “there is a procedure,” he said.
Source: https://www.borderlandbeat.com/2025/08/el-mayo-pleads-guilty-admits-to-bribing.html
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