El Mayo Zambada gets life in US prison for cartel leadership
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Ismael Zambada Garcia, founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced in Brooklyn to life in prison after pleading guilty to drug smuggling and conspiracy; prosecutors say he ran a vast criminal network and oversaw billions in profits, with a $15 billion fine tied to cartel proceeds, following a 2024 sting that lured him to the United States.
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