Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García, born in Culiacán in January 1948, has been a legendary figure in the world of drug trafficking. For decades, he was one of the most prominent leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, a position that made him a top target for both Mexican and U.S. authorities. Despite numerous efforts to apprehend him, El Mayo managed to evade capture—until today, when reportedly he voluntarily turned himself in to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
According to the Mexican press and the news agency Reuters, Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán jr., one of El Chapo Guzmán sons, surrendered at an airport in El Paso, Texas, marking the end of one of the longest and most elusive manhunts in the history of drug enforcement. His surrender brings a significant chapter in the fight against drug trafficking to a close.
