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Weekly Report - 09 July 2026 (WR-26-27)
MEXICO: More controversy over El Mayo
Tensions have resurfaced between Mexico and the US over the arrest of the Cártel de Sinaloa co-founder, Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada García, in the US in July 2024. The circumstances surrounding his arrest, which allegedly saw him betrayed by a fellow cartel member, kidnapped, and taken to the US, remain murky [WR-24-30]. At the time, the Mexican government under then-president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), which had no prior knowledge of the arrest, demanded information from the administration of then-US president Joe Biden (2021-2025) on what had taken place. However, the US denied any involvement in the operation. Recent events have cast doubt on this narrative, coming as sensitivities around US interference in Mexican security issues are at an all-time high.
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