Mexican authorities are considering bringing charges against those who handed over the country’s most-wanted drug lord and co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, to the U.S. last month.

On July 25, U.S. officials announced that Zambada Garcia was taken into custody in El Paso, Texas, alongside Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the cartel's other co-founder, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Guzmán López flew to the U.S. to turn himself in to U.S. authorities, but abducted Zambada Garcia before leaving Mexico, forcing him onto the plane, officials said.

Instead of thanking the U.S. for apprehending Zambada Garcia — who is responsible for leading a cartel that has terrorized and spread violence across Mexico for decades — Mexican prosecutors are considering treason charges against Guzmán López and anyone else involved in the abduction.

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The Mexican attorney general’s office announced on Sunday it had opened a criminal investigation "for the possible crimes of illegal flight, illicit use of airports, immigration and customs violations, kidnapping, treason, and any other crimes that may apply."

The U.S. was offering a $15 million reward for the capture of Zambada Garcia, and Mexico’s response to the apprehension is based on the country’s penal code that lays out prison sentences of up to 40 years in prison for treason, the Associated Press reported.

The penal code article not only includes traditional definitions of treason like attacking Mexico on behalf of a foreign power or serving a foreign army, but also states treason is committed by anyone who illegally abducts "a person in Mexico in order to hand them over to authorities of another country."

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The clause was added in response to the abduction of Mexican doctor Humberto Machaín, who was kidnapped in Mexico in 1990 and handed over to the U.S. Machaín was wanted for allegedly participating in the 1985 torture and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Kiki Camarena.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reportedly said Monday he questioned the U.S. policy of detaining drug cartel leaders, asking, "Why don’t they change that policy?"

Zambada Garcia’s lawyer, over the weekend, released a letter from his client, claiming he was ambushed and kidnapped when he believed he was going to meet with the governor of Sinaloa. Instead, Zambada Garcia claimed, he was taken against his will to the U.S.

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Zambada Garcia also reportedly claimed in the letter that Guzmán López asked him to attend a meeting on July 25 with local politicians, but instead, he was led to a room and knocked down before a hood was placed over his head. Zambada Garcia said he was handcuffed, driven to a landing strip in a pickup truck, and forced into a private plane that delivered him to U.S. soil.

In the letter, he raised questions about the links between Sinaloa politicians and drug traffickers, though Gov. Richa Moya denies any links to criminals and claimed he was not in Sinaloa on the day of the abduction. Instead, Moya reportedly said he was in Los Angeles.

The attorney general’s office has taken the case over from Sinaloa state prosecutors.

Zambada Garcia has been charged in numerous U.S. cases, including one filed in February in the Eastern District of New York accusing him of conspiring to manufacture and distribute fentanyl. Prosecutors said he led "one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world."

Now that Zambada Garcia is behind bars, experts say many powerful people in Mexico will be concerned that in a bid for a more comfortable deal, he could cooperate with U.S. authorities and accuse them of collaborating with the cartels.

Fox News’ Adam Shaw and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Michael Irvin won three Super Bowls during his storied run with the Dallas Cowboys.

He is also a proud husband to his wife Sandy and a father of four children. Irvin believes strongly that being in a long-term committed relationship has been beneficial for his life. A recent video circulated across social media showing the Pro Football Hall of Famer speaking out about the importance of being in a relationship.

"They try and tell you how good that single life is," Irvin began. "They only tell you about the good nights that they have out. They ain't telling you about them lonely m----f--ing nights."

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Irvin appeared to be near the bar area of a restaurant as he delivered the words of wisdom to an unidentified group of men who were presumably patronizing the establishment.

"When they done came home and crickets are around, you see what I'm saying," Irvin continued as the group laughed. "So listen, all great men have to mitigate the kid in him so it doesn't mess up the king in him."

Irvin believes that mitigation is vital to a man reaching "his destiny."

"In order to reach that destiny… dude, if we all be honest, we need a good anchor. We need something to say, ‘Come home.’ Because you know we won't go home if we don't have somebody say, ‘Come home.’"

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In late June, Irvin revealed that his wife Sandy had been battling with early-onset Alzheimer's. 

Irvin told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that his 58-year-old wife initially learned about her diagnosis either five or six years ago. The NFL legend and Sandy tied the knot in 1990.

Irvin noted that Sandy often struggles to walk and also experiences issues with her speech at times, per the newspaper. She also requires constant care and receives assistance from a live-in caretaker.

The retired NFL legend also made it clear that he remains committed to his wife and that he has no intentions of relocating out of their home and into a facility that specializes in Alzheimer's care.

"If anyone has earned the right to stay in her house, MY WIFE HAS!!!," Irvin told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, via a text message. "That I shall honor. No matter what it takes."

Per the Alzheimer's Association, an estimated 6.9 million Americans that are atleast 65 are living with Alzheimer's.

Irvin has been a prominent sports media figure since he retired from the NFL. He joined the NFL Network in 2009, but he was booted from the outlet's Super Bowl coverage in Feb. 2023 after a woman filed a complaint against him. The woman said she had an inappropriate encounter with Irvin in a hotel lobby in Glendale, Arizona.

Irvin told the Dallas Morning News the interaction with the woman was brief, public and largely non-physical. Shortly after denying any wrongdoing, Irvin filed a defamation lawsuit, which alleged that he was falsely accused.

Irvin did return to the airwaves later that year, just in time for the start of the NFL season. However, the NFL Network officially cut ties with Irvin in May amid a major shakeup.

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