NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday that they're discussing a potential plea deal with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the long-elusive Mexican drug lord who was arrested last summer ...

FILE - In this courtroom sketch, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, center, is seated beside his defense attorney Frank Perez, left, in federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sept. 13 ...

THE names of ruthless drug kingpins conjure ghoulish images of vicious assassinations, burning cars, white powder, weapons ...

One recent incident targeted a tomb near Sinaloa’s capital Culiacán said to belong to the family of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada ... of a body nearby in a black plastic bag.

Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, and the son of his former righthand man and also co-founder, Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada.

Ismael "Mayo" Zambada is the alleged cofounder of the Sinaloa Cartel, along with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán. The latter is serving a life sentence in U.S. prison. Zambada has been in U.S. custody ...

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the elusive leader of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel, is engaged in plea discussions with U.S. prosecutors to potentially avoid a high-profile trial. Zambada, 76, faces 17 ...

NEW YORK - The accused Mexican kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada on Wednesday decided to stick with the lawyer defending him from U.S. drug trafficking charges despite a possible conflict of interest.