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El Mayo Zambada Gets Life Sentence | El Paso News
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El Mayo Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, just got life in prison after pleading guilty to racketeering and running a criminal enterprise — and he’s ordered to pay $15 billion. Sentenced in Brooklyn, this marks the end of his reign over one of the most brutal drug cartels in history. The Justice Department sent a clear message: no cartel is untouchable. Arrested near El Paso in 2024, his case was moved to New York for overlapping charges. Meanwhile, his son-in-law — Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of “El Chapo” — also pleaded guilty, admitting he kidnapped Zambada to get a deal. Zambada, a cartel kingpin since the late 80s, orchestrated massive drug flows and laundered billions through sheer terror and violence.
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