Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada
Ismael Mario Zambada García (born 1 January 1948) is a Mexican drug lord, co-founder and current top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate based in Sinaloa. Before he assumed leadership of the entire cartel, he allegedly served as the logistical coordinator for its Guzmán-Zambada organization, 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. As of early 2024, he has never been arrested or incarcerated and is the single last remaining fugitive of the List of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords (2009).
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U.S. Department of State reward poster of Ismael Zambada, issued September 2021 | |
| Born | Ismael Mario Zambada García 1 January 1948 El Alamo, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Other names | Mayo, M-Z, Padrino, el Señor |
| Occupation(s) | Co-founder and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Predecessor | Joaquín Guzmán Loera |
| Spouse | Rosario Niebla Cardoza |
| Children | At least 8
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Reward amount | Mexico: 300 million Mexican pesos; USA: US$15 million |
| Partner(s) | Joaquín Guzmán Loera and Héctor Luis Palma Salazar |
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