Mexican cartel boss Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada pleaded not guilty to murder and drug trafficking charges in federal court in New York on Friday.

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the powerful longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, pleaded not guilty Friday in New York on a 17-count indictment accusing him of narcotics trafficking and

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada said he was forcibly kidnapped and brought to the U.S. by another fugitive cartel leader, Joaquín Guzmán López.

Longtime boss in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel pleads not guilty to drug trafficking and murder conspiracy charges in New York.

Alert: Longtime boss in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel pleads not guilty to drug trafficking and murder conspiracy charges in New York NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime boss in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel pleads not guilty to drug trafficking and murder conspiracy charges in New York.

Longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has pleaded not guilty in New York on a 17-count indictment accusing him of narcotics trafficking and murder