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Mexico - October 2025
El Mayo’s guilty plea: Victory or missed opportunity?
On 25 August Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada García, the co-founder of the Cártel de Sinaloa, pleaded guilty in a US federal court in New York to charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (Rico) and of leading a continuing criminal enterprise. The US administration of President Donald Trump, which has targeted the Cártel de Sinaloa and other Mexican cartels as a priority, hailed the plea as a major victory. However, the plea enabled Zambada to bypass a full trial, which could have proven crucial in unveiling new information about the inner workings of the cartel and its links to corrupt officials on both sides of the border.
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