FILE - Frank Perez, lead counsel for Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, exits the Albert Armendariz Sr. Federal Courthouse in El Paso, Texas, after a status conference for his client, Aug. 1, 2024. (Omar Ornelas/The El Paso Times via AP, File)

FILE - This undated image provided by the U.S. Department of State shows Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. (U.S. Department of State via AP)