US Edition'El Mayo' Zambada Pleads Guilty in Brooklyn, Consolidating US Cases Ahead of 2026 Sentencing
- Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a 77-year-old former Mexican cartel leader, pleaded guilty Monday in a Brooklyn federal court to drug trafficking charges tied to the violent Sinaloa cartel.
- Zambada’s plea followed his arrest last year in Texas after U.S. law enforcement sought him for over two decades due to his role in drug trafficking and cartel violence.
- Zambada acknowledged the cartel’s large-scale cocaine operation, including bribing Mexican officials and deadly conflicts between his armed guards and rival factions led by Guzmán’s sons.
- He acknowledged the significant damage caused by illicit drugs to communities in both Mexico and the United States and expressed regret for the violence and suffering that occurred under his leadership of the cartel.
- Zambada expects to receive a life sentence in January, marking a major legal development for the Sinaloa cartel once co-led by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, who was sentenced in 2019.
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Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada admits that over decades, one of the most powerful drug organizations in the world, the Sinaloa Cartel, has co-created and managed.
New York, Aug. 25 (EFE).- The Mexican ‘capo’ Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who today pleaded guilty to two charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and the use of weapons in a New York court, called for an end to the violence in Sinaloa. “My client asks the people of Sinaloa to remain calm, exercise restraint and avoid violence,” Zambada’s lawyer, Frank Pérez, said in a statement issued to the conclusion of the hearing where the co-founder of t…
Elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in U.S.
NEW YORK -- Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges and saying he was sorry for helping flood the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances and for fueling deadly violence in Mexico.
Notorious drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada pleads guilty to drug trafficking. – He will die in a US federal prison, says US Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Ismael 'Mayo' Zambada, the man who led a multimillion dollar drug trafficking business for decades, with a presence in dozens of countries, respected and feared, efficient and bloodthirsty, appeared this Monday in a Brooklyn courthouse with the greatest weakness: dressed in prison uniform, with difficulty walking and with a face off, presented himself before the judge to acknowledge his defeat. 'Mayo', the leader of the Mexican Sinaloa cartel, t…
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