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El Mayo

Ismael Zambada García, alias 'El Mayo,' heads a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. He has used his connections in the Mexican government to push his influence steadily north toward the U.S. border and south toward Cancún, leaving a trail of imprisoned and dead colleagues in his wake.

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Sinaloa Cartel Profile

  • Sinaloa Cartel
    Sinaloa Cartel The Sinaloa Cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is an alliance of some of Mexico’s top drug traffickers. The coalition operates…

Other Sinaloa Cartel Leaders

  • Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, alias 'El Azul'
    Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, alias 'El Azul' A former police detective, Juan José Esparragoza Moreno, alias 'El Azul,' has become the go-to facilitator for all alliances and peace pacts between rival cartels in Mexico. Among his colleagues…
  • Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias 'El Chapo'
    Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias 'El Chapo' Probably the most famous living drug trafficker on the planet still at large, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias 'El Chapo,' heads up an alliance of powerful drug traffickers known as the…
  • Alejandro Flores Cacho
    Alejandro Flores Cacho Alejandro Flores Cacho runs the air operations of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. A relatively little known figure until recently, Flores Cacho has created an operation that includes training centers…

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Mexico Country Profile

  • Mexico is home to some of the most vicious organized criminal gangs on the planet. They traffic drugs, weapons, humans and other contraband, and are threatening the stability of the region. Read More

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