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.

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, 76, has pleaded not guilty to a slew of federal drug and weapons charges. He had been wanted in the U.S. for more than two decades when he landed over the summer at a ...

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada decided to stick with the lawyer defending him from U.S. drug trafficking charges despite a possible ...

US in Plea Talks With Mexican Cartel Kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday that they're discussing a potential plea deal with Ismael “El Mayo ...

The Mexican drug lord who founded the Sinaloa cartel with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is in plea talks with federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, to resolve his case before a ...