Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in New York
Department of State Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced Monday to life in prison by a federal court in New York for co-founding and leading the powerful Sinaloa cartel.
A Justice Department statement said US District Judge Brian Cogan sentenced him to life in prison in the federal court in Brooklyn without the possibility of parole for his role as a principal leader of a “continuing criminal enterprise” and for racketeering violations.
El Mayo was arrested at a US airport in July 2024 and pleaded guilty in August 2025 to several charges related to his leadership of the criminal organisation.
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