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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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.
Last year, the Mexican drug boss Ismael was arrested "El Mayo" Zambada in Texas. Now, the former head of the Sinaloa cartel is guilty. He acknowledges the suffering he has brought on people.
Long-elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty in US
Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael ''El Mayo'' Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping flood the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances and for fueling deadly violence in Mexico.
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of drug trafficking in Mexico, pleaded guilty before a federal court in New York for having created and directed the Sinaloa Cartel. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of drug trafficking in Mexico, pleaded guilty before a federal court in New York for having created and run the Sinaloa Cartel. “For 50 years I have run a large criminal network... From the beginning and up to the moment of my c…
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