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Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada

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Ismael Mario Zambada García (born 1 January 1948), also known as El Mayo, is a Mexican former drug lord and top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Before he assumed leadership of the entire cartel, he allegedly served as the logistical coordinator for its Zambada García faction, which has overseen the trafficking of cocaine and heroin into Chicago and other US cities by aircraft, narcosubs, container ships, go-fast boats, fishing vessels, buses, rail cars, tractor trailers, and automobiles. Until his arrest in July 2024, he had never been arrested or incarcerated. He was arrested in El Paso, Texas, United States, and reported to be in US custody on 25 July 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada is the 26th most popular mafioso (up from 33rd in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 84th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mexican Mafioso.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada ranks 26 out of 70. Before him are Mark David Chapman, Vito Genovese, John Gotti, Semion Mogilevich, Ta Mok, and Ned Kelly. After him are Vito Cascio Ferro, Lepke Buchalter, Khun Sa, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Sundance Kid, and Joe Masseria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada ranks 116. Before him are James Ellroy, Mischa Maisky, George Abela, Jimmy Cliff, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, and Pedro López. After him are Carel Struycken, Don Airey, Jesper Christensen, Billy Crystal, Giorgio Parisi, and Jonathan Hyde.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada ranks 57 out of 729. Before him are Vicente Guerrero (1782), Dolores del Río (1905), Ahuitzotl (1486), Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963), Pedro Armendáriz (1912), and José Clemente Orozco (1883). After him are José María Morelos (1765), Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1948), Axayacatl (1449), Acamapichtli (1325), Kiki Camarena (1947), and Miguel de la Madrid (1934).

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Among MAFIOSOS In Mexico

Among mafiosos born in Mexico, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada ranks 3. Before him are Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (1957), and Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (1946). After him are Amado Carrillo Fuentes (1956).

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