{"id":123531,"date":"2025-12-12T00:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/sentencing-of-mexican-drug-trafficker-el-mayo-zambada-deferred\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T00:59:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:59:15","slug":"sentencing-of-mexican-drug-trafficker-el-mayo-zambada-deferred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/en\/sentencing-of-mexican-drug-trafficker-el-mayo-zambada-deferred\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentencing of Mexican drug trafficker “El Mayo” Zambada deferred"},"content":{"rendered":"

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday postponed the sentencing date of Mexican drug trafficker Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada by three months, to April 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., following a request from his defense, according to the online judicial platform.<\/p>\n

Zambada’s lawyer, Frank Perez, had requested more time to prepare documents for the sentencing hearing, initially scheduled for Jan. 13, because of difficulties in gathering information he said was related to the “violence and instability” in Mexico, a motion said.<\/p>\n

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Mayo Zambada’s sentencing postponed<\/h2>\n
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\ud83d\udea8 ‘El Mayo’ Zambada wins time: judge authorizes postponing sentencing hearing in #US<\/a> to April 2026.<\/p>\n

Judge Brian Cogan accepted the extension request from the drug lord’s lawyer, Frank Perez, who argued that it was complicated to obtain evidence and testimony because of the “violence and… pic.twitter.com\/WNfz7KGbSU<\/a><\/p>\n

– Luis Alberto Medina (@elalbertomedina) December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n