2024-07-26 01:07:17
The drug trafficker Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, linked to Paco Stanley and related to the campaign of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in the 2018 elections, He was just arrested this Thursday, July 25, in El Paso, Texas.
The controversy with AMLO arose at the morning conference on February 22, when he shared that a reporter from The New York Times asked him to answer a series of questions for a report that was about to be published.
Recently El Mayo became a trend thanks to the documentary that addresses the murder of the television host Paco Stanleywho greeted on his television program The May Zambadawho was reportedly present at the forum with his family.
It’s known that The May Zambada He has been a character who has been characterized by being discreet and who has avoided public parties to avoid being captured.
However, “El Mayo” Zambada, 76 years old, would have been arrested this Thursday, July 25 in El Paso, Texas, and was placed at the disposal of the United States.
But beyond his arrest Who is El Mayo Zambada and what is his role in the Sinaloa Cartel?
Who is ‘El Mayo’ Zambada?
Ismael Zambada Garcia Born in 1948 in the community of El Alamo, in Culiacan, Sinaloathen now he would be over 70 years old.
He worked in his youth for Amado Carrillo Fuentes, El Señor de los Cielos, and before that for his brother-in-law, of Cuban origin, Antonio Cruz Vázquez, from whom he learned to make contacts and bribe the authorities to bring drugs into USA.
How old is El Mayo Zambada?
Ismael El Mayo Zambada has more than half a century in business drug trafficking. However, in August 2023 the DEA removed him from the most wanted list for drug trafficking.
El Mayo is presumed to be the current leader of the Sinaloa Cartel; was born on January 1, 1948 in El Alamo, Sinaloa, so He is 76 years old.
What zodiac sign is El Mayo Zambada?
Since Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was born on January 1st, his zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Capricorn is a cardinal zodiac sign of the earth element, so people born under this zodiac sign tend to be constant, solid and gentle.
Is Mayo Zambada married? Yes, his wife is Rosario Niebla Cardoza
He May Zambada He confessed part of his personal life during an interview with journalist Julio Scherer, to whom he revealed that he was married to Rosario Niebla Cardozaas well as having more women.
According to information from Fernando Gaxiola, the family’s lawyer, El Mayo Zambada met Rosario Niebla when she was barely 12 years old and decided to “steal her” when he was 17 years old.
Journalist Anabel Hernández revealed that El Mayo Zambada and “Chayito” They were married both in church and in civil ceremonysince this is the most important relationship in the life of a drug trafficker.
However, there is also knowledge of other couples of El Mayo; with some of them he fathered children:
- Margarita Imperial Lopez
- Leticia Ortiz Hernandez
- Norma Hitmen
- It is also speculated that he was in a relationship with Rosalinda Díaz García and Dora Alicia Beltrán Corrales.
Does Mayo Zambada have children? Yes, there are 8 known children
Ishmael The May Zambada procreated five children with Rosario Niebla CardozaHowever, because the member of the Sinaloa Cartel has had more relationships, he also has more offspring.
The children of El Mayo and “Chayito” are:
- Maria Teresa, born on June 17, 1969
- Midiam Patricia, born March 14, 1971
- Vicente, alias El Vicentillo, born on March 24, 1975
- Monica del Rosario, born on March 2, 1980
- Modesta, November 22, 1982.
During his relationship with Margarita Imperial López, El Mayo had Ismael Zambada Imperialbetter known as The Fat Mayito. While with Leticia Ortiz Hernández he fathered Serafin Zambada Ortiz.
Finally, there is knowledge of one more son of El Mayo, who was the product of the relationship with Norma Sicairos, his name is Ismael Zambada Hitmenalias The Skinny Mayito.
Ismael “the May” Zambada (Office of the Attorney General of the Republic / REUTERS)
What is El Mayo Zambada’s educational level?
He Ismael El Mayo Zambada’s degree of studies It was one of the points that the journalist addressed Anabel Hernandez In one of his posts, he revealed that the boss did not have many opportunities in that regard.
According to the journalist, El Mayo, who is the eldest of his brothers, He was barely able to finish primary school and had no opportunities to continue his secondary studies.
What did El Mayo Zambada work on?
El Mayo Zambada worked three jobs during his youth before building his drug trafficking empire at the helm of Sinaloa Cartel.
According to reports about his life, it is known that the boss worked in the following jobs:
- Sugarmill
- Truck driver with agricultural products
- Employee in a furniture store
At the age of 20, “El Mayo” Zambada began sending drugs to the United States, helping the Cuban drug lord Antonio Cruz Vázquez, alias “El Niko”.
In the 1980s The May Zambada He joined the well-known Juarez Cartel, and later founded his own criminal organization, the Sinaloa Cartel.
Ismael ‘El Mayo Zambada’ opted for discretion, unlike most drug traffickers
Antonio Cruz Vázquez, his brother-in-law, was an eccentric man who liked luxury cars and gambling in Las Vegas, the opposite of what he choser Ismael ‘el Mayo’ Zambada.
This and the absence of photographs and records of his childhood and youth have allowed him to be a man who has not had the same history as other drug leaders, since He has never been in jail in his entire life..
From the few photos and descriptions of him that are known in the past, it was said that he was a strong man, over 1.80 meters tall and had a mustache.
Julio Scherer, ‘the May’ Zambada (Process )
El Mayo Zambada and his dispute against Los Chapitos
The May Zambada es one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel and it is said that his power increased with the capture of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman in 2016.
And tensions with the sons of the drug trafficker arrested in the United States, known as Los Chapitos, have intensified further due to the control of power of what remains one of the most important cartels in the country.
Newspaper reports indicate that Ismael ‘the May’ Zambada He is said to have worked to have Ovidio Guzmán, one of those considered ‘chapitos’, arrested as part of his quest for power.
It is known that at least that faction did not collaborate in the rescue of Ovidio Guzmán in the first “cualiacanazo” of 2019.
It should be remembered that the group in dispute within the Sinaloa Cartel The ‘Chapitos’ gang is led by Ivan Archivaldo Guzman and his brothers Jesus Alfredo and Joaquin, now without Ovid, known as ‘El Raton’.
However, the United States is offering $5 million for each of the brothers who are still at large, as they are accused of flooding the streets of the United States with fentanyl.
‘El Mayo’ Zambada emphasizes that he is a discreet man
It should be remembered that in the interview that journalist Julio Scherer did for Proceso to ‘the May’ Zambada In 2010, he said he preferred to live away from urban areas and in the mountains to avoid being captured.
Above all, she had to avoid family celebrations such as 15th birthday parties, children’s birthdays, etc., because they went to public places that she did not go to. The interview was published in the magazine Proceso on April 4, 2010.
Relatives of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada brought down his “compadre” ‘El Chapo’
Part of the facts that have separated both factions of the Sinaloa Cartel It is the participation of Vicente Zambada ‘el vicentillo’, who is the son of ‘el Mayo’ Zambada and who is in the United States to testify against Joaquín Guzmán Loera in the so-called trial of the century in New York.
It should be remembered that the so-called ‘vicentillo’ was a godfather of Joaquín Guzmán Loera in the same way as ‘the king’ Zambada, who also testified against ‘el Chapo’ and is the older brother of Ismael ‘el Mayo’ Zambada.
Zambada’s relatives have reportedly testified against Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán in order to obtain justice.
Did ‘El Mayo’ Zambada send greetings to Paco Stanley?
The viralization of the clip of the greeting in ‘The Show: Chronicle of a Murder‘ makes many people on social media believe that Mayo Zambada was present on Paco Stanley’s program.
Some say it is a bearded man whose cameras focus on the audience, next to a woman who raises her hand.
However, Alfredo Adame said that Paco Stanley actually liked to make risky comments, so it is not known if the incident that was recorded and later became a line of investigation for the murder was real or a fictitious greeting created by the host himself.
Paco Stanley He was murdered on June 7, 1999 in a restaurant south of Mexico City known as The Frog Pool.
Did Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada finance AMLO’s campaign in the 2018 elections? This is what we know
During his morning press conference on Thursday, February 22, President AMLO revealed that the American media The New York Times sought him out to inform him that They will publish a report on his alleged link with ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.
According to AMLOthe chief correspondent for the media outlet, Natalie Kitroeff, sent him a letter asking him to answer a series of questions.
Likewise, we inform you that They have documents of payments from the Sinaloa Cartel to the president’s intermediariesis for finance your campaign in the 2018 elections.
In addition, the letter that the president read states that among the payments that link him to ‘El Mayo’ Zambada there is one that coincides with AMLO’s visit to the mother of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán.
“Yesterday, the New York Times correspondent sent Jesus a questionnaire, but in a threatening, arrogant tone, letting us know that they are doing an investigation with information from the DEA, that people linked to me received money, not in the 6th, but in the 18th. They even gave money to my children. And they gave him until 5 in the afternoon, an ultimatum, to answer.”
AMLO at morning press conference on February 22
The report, which has not yet been published, is based on the official investigation of the United States government that It is based on testimonies and documents that show payments from the Sinaloa Cartel to the president’s intermediaries in recent years.
However, AMLO disqualified this new report He claimed that the letter from the representative of The New York Times was threatening and arrogant, and that the newspaper was nothing more than a “filthy rag.”
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada reportedly turned himself in to US authorities on Thursday, July 25
On the afternoon of Thursday, July 25, it was reported that detention of the criminal leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambadawho is presumed to be the boss himself turned himself in.
Sources of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report that “El Mayo,” for whom up to 15 million dollars were offered, turned himself in to the United States authorities.
Initial reports indicate that his arrest was carried out surprisingly at one of the private airports of the City of El Paso, Texas.
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76 years old, was arrested during the election day accused of crimes related to drug trafficking and organized crime in the United States.
2024-07-26 01:07:17