67. Ismael Zambada García
This week kicks off a new theme month, where Amanda and Lauren explore the World's Most Wanted criminals from the 2020 Netflix series. The ladies start the series with Ismael Zambada García, also known as El Mayo, the longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico.
Sources:
ABC7: “El Mayo and son: New indictment brings father and son narco tale back to the forefront” by Chuck Goudie
All That’s Interesting: “The Little-Known Story of Ismael Zambada García, the Shadowy Drug Lord Known as ‘El Mayo’” by Marco Margaritoff
El Paso Times: “Despite El Chapo trial conviction, Sinaloa cartel retains power under ‘El Mayo’” by Maria Verza and Mark Stevenson
Huffpost: “Meet the Man Who Runs the Sinaloa Cartel… With or Without ‘El Chapo’” by Roque Planas
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs Press Release: “High-Ranking Member of the Sinaloa Cartel Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face International Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges”
United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York Press Release: “Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl”
Department of State Narcotics Rewards Program: “Ismael Zambada-Garcia”
DEA Fugitives: “Ismael Zambada Garcia”
World’s Most Wanted on Netflix: “Episode 1: Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia: The Head of the Sinaloa Cartel”
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