Overview
- Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was seized at a private airstrip in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on July 25, 2024 and taken into U.S. custody, a transfer that Mexican officials say needs full clarification.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum scheduled a mañanera briefing for July 7 to present a government timeline prepared with the Foreign Ministry and the Legal Counsel and to invite the Attorney General’s Office to explain what Mexico was told at the time.
- Secretary Omar García Harfuch outlined a large security push in Sinaloa, reporting 2,540 arrests and seizures that include more than 94.5 tonnes of drugs, about 5,900 firearms and roughly one million rounds of ammunition.
- The government publicly questioned U.S. agency conduct after media revelations and the FBI’s public display of the transport aircraft, a move Mexico says raises sovereignty concerns and strains bilateral trust.
- The UIF will publish a report on recovery of U.S. assets linked to former security minister Genaro García Luna, a step that signals broader scrutiny of past security ties and could prompt further legal and diplomatic actions.