Ismael Zambada García

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Ismael Zambada García (born 1948), also known as El Mayo Zambada, is an alleged Mexican drug lord. Zambada Garcia is a native of the state of Sinaloa.

[edit] Background

According to the DEA, Zambada García is the Capo (captain), along with Joaquin Guzman Loera, of the Sinaloa Cartel the most modern and violent cartel in Mexico.

Authorities believe that an operation known as Operation Trifecta, where 240 people were arrested, forced Zambada-Garcia to change his operational methods. It is rumoured that he gave his nephew total control of the United States operation of the organization. Little is known about his nephew, but reports have his name listed as Jesus or Israel. What is known is that his paternal last names are Zambada Garcia and Gamboa Loera and that he might also use various aliases and nick-names including Fantasma and Magic. It has been reported he runs operations from Chicago, is in his mid-twenties, keeps a very low profile, rarely drives and might walk with a limp due to various shots he received from an attempted attack on his life in which he was shot numerous times in his legs. A.P. Reports have him as a very articulate individual, very charming and of great knowledge. His approach to running the organization is more of a business type opting to talk things over then to resort to violence. Although he is not wanted he is a person of interest. It is alleged that he masterminded the 2002 assassination of rival drug trafficker Ramón Arellano Félix from the Tijuana Cartel, who was considered one of the most feared drug lords in Mexican history. He had convinced the Tijuana cartel that he was willing to sell out his own family. Then in the end he turned the tables on the most organized Mexican cartel and played them with their own game. His godfather and uncle is Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias "El Chapo", whose botched assassination was ordered by Ramón Arellano Félix in Guadalajara during May 1993 and instead resulted in the death of a Roman Catholic archbishop. Following the death of Ramón Arellano Félix in 2002 it was an open market and his reward was imperial domination of drug trafficking activities into the US. He gained fame and respect from his peers which allowed him to leave southern California and disappear into the midwest where it is believed he operates. As of early 2006. It is believed he is responsible with a full out fledged war with the " Zetas ", The firepower of the Gulf Cartel. He had remainded dormant for a couple years yet seeing no end in sight various informants believe he decided to come back to his old ways.