One of the most notorious figures in Mexico’s drvg cartels, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a US judge has ruled
This comes two years after the kingpin was lured to the US in an elaborate sting operation.
The 76-year-old, who founded the Sinaloa Cartel with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, apologised in court and was also ordered to pay $15bn (£11bn).
In 2024, El Chapo’s son led Zambada to believe they were travelling to northern Mexico to inspect clandestine airstrips, when their plane instead landed in Texas and he was arrested.
Last year, Zambada reached a plea deal and admitted to drug smuggling and conspiracy charges in exchange for avoiding the death penalty.
On Monday, US District Judge Brian Cogan sentenced Zambada during a hearing in Brooklyn federal court. His guilty plea carried a mandatory term of life in prison.
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