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El Mayo handed life in prison in Brooklyn after plea, cartel leadership fractured

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Source: The Guardian
El Mayo handed life in prison in Brooklyn after plea, cartel leadership fractured
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Mexican drug lord Ismael Zambada García, known as El Mayo, was sentenced in a Brooklyn federal court to life in prison after a plea deal that admitted he led the Sinaloa cartel’s drug trafficking network; the judgment includes a $15 billion forfeiture and underscores a fracturing cartel as U.S. authorities pursue high‑profile leaders and as rival factions compete for territory.

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  1. Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court  The Guardian
  2. Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin ‘El Mayo’ Sentenced to Life in Prison  WSJ
  3. Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada sentenced in US to life in prison  Reuters
  4. Sinaloa cartel founder handed $15bn forfeiture order and life sentence  Financial Times
  5. Drug Lord Gets Life in Prison as Case Roils US-Mexico Relations  Bloomberg.com

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