A federal judge sentenced Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada to life in prison for co-founding the Sinaloa cartel and flooding American communities with cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine for nearly four decades. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan imposed the mandatory life sentence Monday in a Brooklyn courtroom, also ordering Zambada to forfeit $15 billion in drug-trafficking profits, […] The post Sinaloa cartel co-founder 'El Mayo' Zambada sentenced to life in federal prison, ordered to forfeit $15 billion appeared first on American Almanac .
A federal judge sentenced Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada to life in prison for co-founding the Sinaloa cartel and flooding American communities with cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine for nearly four decades. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan imposed the mandatory life sentence Monday in a Brooklyn courtroom, also ordering Zambada to forfeit $15 billion in drug-trafficking profits, money federal prosecutors concede they have yet to locate. The 76-year-old cartel boss, dressed in tan prison garb and flanked by a Spanish-language interpreter, sat expressionless at the defense table before rising to read from a prepared statement. The sentencing caps a yearslong federal effort to dismantle the leadership of one of the world's most violent…Open
Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. A federal judge in Brooklyn also entered a $15 billion forfeiture judgment against him. Ali Bradley has the latest. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/cartels/cartel-el-mayo-sentenced/
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, a major Mexican drug cartel, has been sentenced to life in prison in the United States.
Drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a key figure in the Sinaloa Cartel, has been sentenced to life in prison by a United States federal court amid the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on international drug trafficking . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, a major Mexican drug cartel, has been sentenced to life in prison in the United States. DETAIL: On Monday, in Brooklyn federal court, United States District Judge Brian Cogan sentenced Zambada to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to charges spanning racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking, and decades of cartel leadership. Zambada pleaded guilty last year as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty. The…Open
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who federal prosecutors describe as one of the most prolific drug traffickers in history, was sentenced to life in prison in a hearing Monday in New York. NewsNation's Ali Bradley reports the latest developments in the case and what could be next for the Sinaloa cartel. #ElMayo #sentenced #cartels Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Amir said that over the course of three decades, Zambada employed torture and murder, including the killing of his own nephew, to flood the U.S. with cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs.
Ismael Zambada García, better known as El Mayo, used an army of hit men and widespread political corruption to smuggle illegal drugs into the United States.
Live: Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the former head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, is sentenced in federal court on criminal enterprise and racketeering charges.
