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Pedro Camacho

Mexican President Vows to Evaluate Repatriation of Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Mayo' Zambada 'Like Any Mexican Citizen'

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum (Credit: AFP / Rodrigo Oropeza)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her administration will evaluate the repatriation request of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, based on legal principles applicable to any Mexican citizen. .

"We do not fall for threats or blackmail; we abide by our responsibility, the Constitution, and the law," Sheinbaum said during her daily press briefing when addressing the matter. "When faced with a situation like this, we refer to the rights of any Mexican citizen, whatever their circumstances, and to what the Constitution and law dictate."

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