"El Chapo" alleged that he had paid former presidents Enrique Peña Nieto and Felipe Calderón bribes, which was quickly denied by both men.In March 2019, El Chapo's successor, Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo,” was reported to be Mexico's "last Capo" and even more feared than his closest rival Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” who serves as leader of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation.