Mexican drug lord El Mayo sentenced to life in prison in US federal court
They publishedMexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court
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Who
What
- 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.
Where
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (outlet HQ)
topics: Politics · language: eng
topics: Politics · language: eng
When
published 20 Jul, 15:58Z
ingested 20 Jul, 19:40Z · headline rewritten 21 Jul, 11:06Z
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/20/el-mayo-prison-sentence
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