Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum said there is no verified proof that politicians or members of the armed forces took bribes from Ismael Zambada and stressed that the FGR is the authority to announce any investigations.
• Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch stated that recent cases have implicated municipal and state police, not soldiers or marines, and pledged to act transparently if credible evidence emerges.
• Sheinbaum said Mexico would seek a share of any assets seized from Zambada by U.S. authorities to compensate victims, noting the DOJ’s $15 billion figure is a calculation rather than guaranteed funds.
• A classified Sedena report leaked by Guacamaya, labeled Caso Zarigüeya, alleges the Sinaloa cartel had an informant close to then–state security chief Cristóbal Castañeda Camarillo, citing August 2022 intercepted calls.
• Zambada admitted in a U.S. hearing to decades of bribing officials and to shipping roughly 1.5 million kilograms of cocaine, while Mexican officials urged that any accusations be backed by specific, formal complaints.