Four Decades of El Mayo’s Criminal Career End in a Life Sentence
For four decades, Ismael Zambada García alias “El Mayo,” who was just sentenced to life in prison without parole in…
The InSight Take: After El Mayo’s Sentencing, is the Godfather Era of the Sinaloa Cartel Over?
Deborah: A federal judge in Brooklyn just sentenced Ismael Zambada Garcia, also known as El Mayo, to life in prison…
On the Radar: The Rise of Liquid Cocaine
Could liquid cocaine become the go-to trick for traffickers across the region? Will “El Mayo” Zambada spend his final years…
The InSight Take: CJNG’s New Boss? Not So Fast
Following the death of CJNG leader “El Mencho” in a February 2026 military operation, US authorities have named his stepson,…
On the Radar: ‘El Mayo’ Wants to Avoid Maximum-Security Prison
Can “El Mayo” avoid the same supermax fate as his former business partner “El Chapo”? Will renewed US bounties bring…
The Last Chapitos Standing: Iván Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán
The United States is this week upping the multimillion-dollar rewards it has on the heads of the remaining leaders of…
Chapitos Plea Deal Raises More Questions on US Role in El Mayo’s Kidnapping in Mexico
A top leader of the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel has agreed to cooperate with US prosecutors, marking yet…
On the Radar: Tren de Aragua Is Not an International Drug Trafficking Group
This week, we assess the troubling US airstrike on a “suspected” drug boat in the southern Caribbean and compare the…
The Chapitos: Bloodlines and Battlefields in Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel
Joaquín Guzmán López, Ovidio Guzmán López, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, alias “The Chapitos” Name Joaquín Guzmán López Ovidio Guzmán López…
On the Radar: El Mayo’s Plea Will Change Nothing
This week, Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo”, one of the founders of the Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded guilty to drug…