Sinaloa Cartel Founder Known as El Mayo Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

Ismael Zambada García will spend life in prison. He had been charged with running a criminal network that sold cocaine, heroin and other illegal drugs.

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Sinaloa Cartel Founder Expected to Plead Guilty to Trafficking Charges

Ismael Zambada García, known as El Mayo, was accused of running a murderous operation that ran drugs like cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico border.

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U.S. Says It Will Not Seek Death Penalty Against 3 Drug Cartel Bosses

Foreign defendants are rarely sent to the United States if they might face death, and America’s use of capital punishment has been a significant point of friction with Mexico’s government.

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The War Within the Sinaloa Cartel Explained

One of the world’s most powerful criminal syndicates is facing a government crackdown and internal war after the son of a drug lord betrayed his partner.

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The War Within the Sinaloa Cartel Explained

One of the world’s most powerful criminal syndicates is facing a government crackdown and internal war after the son of a drug lord betrayed his partner.

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