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Former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, sentenced to life in prison in the United States

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A wanted poster of former Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, next to a Beechcraft King Air airplane, used in July 2024 to transport Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López to the United States
A wanted poster of former Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael El Mayo Zambada. Paul Ratje / Reuters
20/07/2026
1 min

The Mexican drug lord Ismael El Mayo Zambada has been sentenced to life in prison in the United States. The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel was found guilty last year of transporting millions of kilograms of cocaine over decades.

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