A federal judge in El Paso has granted permission for a prominent Mexican drug cartel leader to be transferred from Texas to New York to face charges. The decision follows a request from federal prosecutors and the agreement of the defendant's legal team.
The individual in question, a co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel named Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, was apprehended in July alongside Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the infamous drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. The arrest took place at an airport near El Paso after the pair arrived on a private plane.
