Last Updated: June 27, 2026

Ismael ZAMBADA GARCIA

Aliases

El Mayo ZAMBADA

El Mayo

Mayo

Geronimo LOPEZ LANDEROS

Javier HERNANDEZ GARCIA

Ismael Mario ZAMBADA GARCIA

Nationality

Mexico

Date of birth

1948

Place of birth

Sinaloa, Mexico

Sex

Male

Address

Mexico

Function

Drug cartel

Official reason

The President has identified the following foreign persons as significant foreign narcotics traffickers under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

Sender

Other Information

https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20020531

Date of listing

2002-05-31

Program information

Authority

Program

Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Drugs

Measures

Blocking Property

Official Information

The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 598 (FNKSR), implement the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901–1908), which provides authority for the application of sanctions to significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations operating worldwide.

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/17/2021-10314/narcotics-trafficking-sanctions-regulations-and-foreign-narcotics-kingpin-sanctions-regulations

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