El Mayo Sentencing Postponed a Second Time to May 18; El Guano Confirmed at Large on Conflict Day 641

The Eastern District of New York (EDNY) pushed Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada García's sentencing hearing back a second time — now set for May 18, 2026. Both prosecution and defense jointly requested the delay; legal analysts at Latin Times interpreted the move as ongoing coordination of cooperation terms between Zambada's team and federal prosecutors. Zambada faces mandatory life imprisonment on charges of leading a continuing criminal enterprise plus RICO violations, along with a $15 billion asset forfeiture agreed at his plea. The first postponement moved the hearing from January to April 2026; this second delay pushes it to May 18. Meanwhile, Aureliano 'El Guano' Guzmán Loera — El Chapo's brother and La Mayiza's sierra field commander — remained confirmed at large as of April 27, having evaded capture a seventh time despite federal operations on April 22 (Badiraguato) and April 23 (Tamazula, Durango) that seized 10 of his closest associates, including right-hand man 'Abel N', his chief bodyguard, and his financial operator, all transferred to FGR custody in Culiacán. The conflict enters day 641, with Sinaloa recording 9 homicides on April 25 (highest nationally that day per SESNSP) and 1 cartel-linked killing in Navolato's Ejido Balbuena on April 26 — elevated above March's historic low of 79 but well below the 2025 peak. SEDENA confirmed the Tamazula operation produced strategic degradation of the Gente del Guano command structure even without El Guano's capture, marking the effective dismantlement of his inner circle by federal-US joint forces.