El Mayo's shadow ends as cartel leader gets life behind bars

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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the long-elusive head of the Sinaloa cartel, was lured into an ambush by one of El Chapo’s sons, captured and flown to the United States, where a federal judge sentenced him to life in prison; while U.S. officials publicly denied involvement, reporting suggests behind-the-scenes talks and corruption, and the cartel endures under younger, more ruthless leadership led by Mayito Flaco.
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