Notorious Sinaloa Cartel Leaders in Federal Custody Following Joint HSI, FBI Investigation
On July 25, 2024, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada-Garcia and Joaquin Guzman Lopez were arrested by US authorities and are currently in federal custody.
These arrests are a culmination of a joint Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and FBI investigation targeting the Sinaloa Cartel. In December of 2022, HSI and the FBI secured indictments against several members of Sinaloa Cartel to include Joaquin GUZMAN Lopez, son of “El Chapo” Guzman. Ismael Zambada-Garcia was the partner and co-head of the Sinaloa Cartel with “El Chapo” and a close confidant of his sons. Zambada-Garcia has multiple pending indictments in the United States.
The collaborative effort of todays’ actions with our law enforcement partnerships are yet another example of HSI’s commitment to combat the illicit movement of deadly drugs like fentanyl into the United States.
HSI thanks all law enforcement agencies that participated in the arrest of these two individuals. These are ongoing investigations and as such limited information will be available.
About HSI
HSI is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), responsible for investigating transnational crime and threats, specifically those criminal organizations that exploit the global infrastructure through which international trade, travel and finance move. HSI’s workforce consists of over 10,000 employees, assigned to 235 offices within the United States and 93 overseas locations in 56 countries. HSI's international presence represents DHS’s largest investigative law enforcement presence abroad and one of the largest international footprints in U.S. law enforcement.