This image shows Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. Zambada, who was taken into U.S. custody last week, made his second appearance in federal court in Texas on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.Photo by U.S. Department of State/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US

In the two-page letter, Zambada said fellow drug lord Joaquin Guzman Lopez asked him to attend a meeting with local politicians

10 Aug 2024, 20:31 by Maria Verza · National Post

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said that he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa, and then taken against his will to the United States, according to a letter released Saturday by his lawyer.

In the two-page letter, Zambada said that fellow drug lord Joaquin Guzman Lopez asked him to attend a meeting on July 25 with local politicians, including Sinaloa Gov. Ruben Rocha Moya, from the ruling Morena party.