DEA Administrator Comments on the Indictment of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia

“Defeating the Sinaloa Cartel is the DEA’s highest operational priority, and today, with the arrest and additional charges against Ismael Zambada Garcia, we are one step closer. Better known as “El Mayo,” Zambada Garcia is the co-founder and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most ruthless and dangerous cartels in Mexico and responsible for the unprecedented drug crisis facing the United States. With Zambada Garcia out of power, we have struck at the heart of the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations. He may have eluded capture for three decades, but now he is seeing what it means to face justice in America. Let this be a reminder to his associates and others, American lives depend on the DEA remaining laser-focused on destroying the cartel, their networks, and their global supply chain, and that is what we will continue to do.” – DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

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