Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada

Ismael Mario Zambada García
Born
Ismael Mario Zambada García

(1948-01-01) 1 January 1948
El Alamo, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Other namesMayo, M-Z, Padrino, el Señor
OccupationEx-Leader of Sinaloa Cartel
PredecessorJoaquin Guzmán Loera
SuccessorIsmael Zambada Sicairos
Criminal statusIncarcerated pending trial
SpouseRosario Niebla Cardoza
Children
At least 8
  • * Vicente Zambada Niebla, alias "El Vicentillo"
  • * Ismael Zambada Imperial, alias "Mayito Gordo"
  • * Serafín Zambada Ortiz, alias "Sera"
  • * Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias ""El Mayito Flaco"
  • * María Teresa Zambada Niebla
  • * Monica del Rosario Zambada Niebla
  • * Modesta Zambada Niebla
  • * Antonio Zambada
AccomplicesJuan José Esparragoza Moreno and Héctor Luis Palma Salazar

Ismael Mario Zambada García (born 1 January 1948), also known as El Mayo, is a Mexican former drug lord and top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Before he assumed leadership of the entire cartel, he allegedly served as the logistical coordinator for its Zambada García faction, which has overseen the trafficking of cocaine and heroin into Chicago and other US cities by aircraft, narcosubs, container ships, go-fast boats, fishing vessels, buses, rail cars, tractor trailers, and automobiles.

Until his arrest in July 2024, he had never been arrested or incarcerated. He was arrested in El Paso, Texas, United States, and reported to be in US custody on 25 July 2024.

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