Notorious drug cartel leader Ismael Zambada sentenced to life in US prison

Known as "El Mayo", the co-founder the Sinaloa Cartel was also ordered to pay $15bn after he admitted to sending vast amounts of drugs to the US.

Sinaloa cartel founder set for $15bn forfeiture order and life sentence

‘El Mayo’, who co-founded cartel alongside ‘El Chapo’, is expected to be sentenced to life in prison

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' sentenced by US court to life in prison

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, co-founder and leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which the US has dubbed a 'terrorist' group, was arrested in the US in 2024 and, in August 2025, pleaded guilty to several charges under a deal to avoid the death penalty.

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court

Case against Ismael Zambada García, who helped co-found and lead the violent Sinaloa cartel, unfolded in New York The Mexican drug kingpin, Ismael Zambada García, known as “El Mayo”, was sentenced in a US federal court on Monday to life in prison, after a plea deal last year in which he admitted ⁠to shipping vast amounts of cocaine and other substances as leader of the violent Sinaloa cartel. Zambada is 76 and one of the most high-profile Mexican ⁠drug traffickers to be sentenced in a US cour...

By José Olivares in New York and agency

Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada sentenced to life in US prison

US judge hands life sentence to Ismael Zambada for leading one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels for decades.

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life without parole in US prison

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel and one of the world's most notorious drug traffickers, was sentenced to life in a US prison.

US jails Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ for life

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced on Monday to life in prison in the US, after a plea ‌deal last year in which he admitted to shipping millions of kilograms of cocaine over decades as leader of the violent Sinaloa Cartel. US District Judge Brian Cogan handed down the sentence at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court. Zambada is one of the most high-profile Mexican drug traffickers to be sentenced in a US court since fellow ⁠Sinaloa leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was...

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Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada sentenced to life by a New York court

Former Sinaloa Cartel leader last year pleaded guilty to trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine over a period of decades

By Luis Doncel

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada to be sentenced in US to life in prison

Zambada was arrested in July 2024 alongside Joaquin Guzman Lopez after their plane landed at a small airstrip in New Mexico region of US

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Cartel boss Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was secretly flown to Texas and arrested

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Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada sentenced in US to life in prison

Ismael Zambada was sentenced to life in prison in the US after pleading guilty to decades of drug trafficking.

Sinaloa cartel co-founder El Mayo faces life sentence in US

Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is set to receive a life sentence in the US, marking the end for Mexico’s last old-school druglord. Read More: https://punchng.com/sinaloa-cartel-co-founder-el-mayo-faces-life-sentence-in-us/

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Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in New York

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. The post Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in New York appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emmanuel Okogba

Notorious drug cartel leader Ismael Zambada sentenced to life in US prison

One of the most notorious figures in Mexico's drug cartels, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a US judge ruled has ruled, two years after Zambada was lured to the US in an elaborate sting operation.

By Emmanuel Tetteh