Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes second court appearance since being taken into US custody
Posted on AllSides August 1st, 2024
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Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, appeared in an El Paso federal court in a wheelchair, looking far from the drug kingpin who is charged with being the leader of the deadly criminal organization. Zambada appeared at a status conference about 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, where two key issues were discussed. These included a possible conflict of interest with his attorney and whether he would be tried along with Sinaloa drug cartel members. Zambada is being represented by Frank A. Perez, a Dallas...