Ismael Zambada García
Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia (January 1st, 1948) alias El Mayo is a Mexican drug lord and one of the two Sinaloa cartel leaders alongside Joaquín Guzmán. The Sinaloa cartel is responsible for trafficking cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexican border. He has served as the logistical coordinator for the Zambada-Garcia faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, assisting in the importing of cocaine into the U.S. trafficking to Chicago and other cities using trains, ships, jets and even submarines.
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Following Guzman's arrest, he assumed leadership of the cartel, but this position is in dispute with Ovidio Guzmán López, Guzman's son. Zambada is also currently the DEA's number one most wanted fugitive.