Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court
Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada García has been sentenced to life in prison by a US federal court in Brooklyn. The co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel admitted to trafficking massive quantities of narcotics and was ordered to forfeit $15 billion.
A reward sign for former Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada García is posted next to an aircraft on 9 July 2026. A reward sign for former Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada García is posted next to an aircraft on 9 July 2026. US crime Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court Case against Ismael Zambada García, who helped co-found and lead the violent Sinaloa cartel, unfolded in New York
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