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.
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"Ismael Zambada Garcia spent nearly four decades poisoning American communities to make billions of dollars in profit and ordering the murders of anyone who stood in his way."
— Joseph Nocella Jr , Other
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U.S. District Judge in Brooklyn, New York, who granted preliminary approval of the settlement.
Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada is a leading figure in the Sinaloa Cartel.
Joaquin Guzmán Lopez, son of 'El Chapo', has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges.
Joseph Nocella Jr is a US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
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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.
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