Published 1 day ago • loading... • Updated 9 hours ago

Mexican drug lord seeks repatriation to avoid U.S. death sentence

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, has requested repatriation to Mexico from the United States, as confirmed by President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Zambada argues that he was illegally taken to the U.S. And demands a trial in Mexico to avoid the death penalty, according to a letter reported by Reforma.
Mexico's attorney general is investigating the circumstances of Zambada's arrest, amid accusations of possible treason against those involved in his extradition.
Sheinbaum stated that the Mexican government is reviewing Zambada's request, emphasizing that the new security strategy is yielding results against organized crime.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

41 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Mexico News Daily

El Mayo Zambada demands repatriation to Mexico: Friday's mañanera recapped

A letter to the federal government from accused drug baron Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the fight against organized crime were among the issues President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke about at her Friday morning press conference. Here is a recap of the president’s last mañanera of the week. El Mayo demands repatriation; FGR reviewing the request A reporter from the Reforma newspaper noted that a legal advisor of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada submitted a l…

16 hours ago·Mexico

Read Full Article

la Nacion

Mayo Zambada fears that he will be sentenced to the death penalty and asks to return to Mexico: what Sheinbaum replied

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of the leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, was arrested by the U.S. authorities on July 25. Seven months after his arrest, the drug lord wrote a letter asking the Mexican government to face the death penalty in the U.S. El Mayo Zambada asked Mexico for his repatriationZambada handed over the letter, through one of his lawyers, to the Mexican Consulate General in New York, a state in which he faces a trial and remains in …

20 hours ago·Buenos Aires, Argentina

Read Full Article

CTV News

Mexican drug lord seeks repatriation to avoid U.S. death sentence

Drug trafficker Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has asked Mexico to seek his repatriation, faced with the possibility of being sentenced to death in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Friday.

20 hours ago·Canada

Read Full Article

Toronto Sun

Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in U.S. to be sent back

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's government is reviewing a petition by Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel who is jailed in the United States, to be returned to Mexico for trial, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday.

23 hours ago·Toronto, Canada

Read Full Article

KIFI

+2 Reposted by 2 other sources

Ismael “el Mayo” Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa cartel, asks for repatriation to Mexico and protection against the death penalty

By Norma Galeana, CNN Ismael “el Mayo” Zambada's lawyers submitted a request for consular assistance and repatriation to Mexico at the Consulate General of Mexico in New York, according to documents obtained by CNN. Zambada, who has been in U.S. custody since July 25 last year, accuses the United States Government of violating his rights by arresting him after he landed on a private plane at an airport outside El Paso. According to federal autho…

23 hours ago·Idaho Falls, United States

Read Full Article