
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García, the leader of the powerful Mexican Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges before a court in El Paso, Texas, on Friday. According to judicial documents, he also waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
Zambada García was arrested by U.S. authorities on Thursday night at an airport in Texas following a meticulous investigation. Joaquín Guzmán López, one of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera's children, was arrested as well.