Ismael Zambada, a drug cartel leader, was sentenced to life in a US prison
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced to life in a Brooklyn federal court and ordered to pay $15bn in drug profits.
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“Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court”
Mexican drug lord El Mayo sentenced to life in prison in US federal court
Key points
- Ismael Zambada García, known as “El Mayo,” received a US life sentence in Brooklyn federal court.
- He admitted shipping vast amounts of cocaine and other substances as leader of the Sinaloa cartel under a plea deal.
- Zambada, 76, signed the plea agreement last August after the US justice department said it would not seek death penalty.
- The court ordered him to forfeit $15bn in drug trade profits, and he faces security concerns in prison placement.
- His arrest in 2024 followed a cross-border kidnapping in which Joaquín Guzmán López later pled guilty.
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“Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada sentenced to life in US prison”
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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced to life in a Brooklyn federal court and ordered to pay $15bn in drug profits.