Reputed Sinaloa drug cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada , who was arrested outside of El Paso, is set to plead guilty to his role in leading the notorious criminal organization in a New York federal courtroom.

Zambada , 77, will plead guilty to several drug trafficking and money laundering charges about 10 a.m. MST, Monday, Aug. 25, in the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn as part of a plea agreement, federal court records show.

Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez , the son of the Sinaloa drug cartel co-founder Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera , were arrested July 25, 2024, by U.S. Marshals at a Dona Ana County private airport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, a small town bordering El Paso.

Zambada's case was originally scheduled to be heard in El Paso, but was mo

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