One of the most influential leaders of the Mexican drug cartel has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the United States
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A federal court in Brooklyn sentenced Ismael Zambada to life in prison for supplying cocaine. He was recognized as one of the most influential drug cartel leaders ever convicted in the United States.
A federal court in Brooklyn has sentenced one of the most notorious leaders of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, Ismael Zambada, known as "El Mayo," to life imprisonment. This was reported by Reuters and AFP, writes UNN.
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During the trial, Zambada admitted to organizing the supply of millions of kilograms of cocaine to the United States. He is considered one of the most influential leaders of Mexican drug cartels ever convicted by U.S. courts.
Zambada was arrested in 2024 along with the son of another leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
One of Mexico's most famous drug lords
Another leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the United States in 2019.
According to Reuters and AFP, the sentence of Ismael Zambada has become one of the most high-profile decisions of American justice in cases against leaders of international drug cartels.