Overview

• U.S. prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York accepted Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada’s guilty plea on Aug. 25 and notified him of a $15 billion forfeiture order.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government will ask the United States to repatriate any seized resources to address harm suffered in Mexico.
• Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch confirmed the FGR is investigating Zambada and associates and that an arrest warrant for him is active in Mexico.
• García Harfuch said Zambada admitted paying bribes to Mexican authorities, and current findings point to local officials rather than members of the armed forces.
• The security chief said the Sinaloa Cartel remains active with multiple leaders, and authorities will pursue remaining key figures and any implicated public officials.