US jails Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ for life
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Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced to life in prison by a US federal judge in Brooklyn. He pleaded guilty last year to trafficking millions of kilograms of cocaine over decades. Zambada is one of the most significant Mexican cartel leaders to be sentenced in the US since Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman.
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Zambada was sentenced after a plea deal, indicating legal cooperation.
Zambada was the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
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The Sinaloa Cartel is described as violent.
South China Morning Post- Zambada was sentenced after a plea deal, indicating legal cooperation.
- Judge Brian Cogan previously sentenced 'El Chapo' Guzman, showing consistency.
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Loaded language removedMexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced on Monday to life in prison in the US, after a plea deal last year in which he admitted to shipping millions of kilograms of cocaine over decades as leader of the violent Sinaloa Cartel. US District Judge Brian Cogan handed down the sentence at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court.
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The Sinaloa Cartel is described as violent.
South China Morning PostZambada was the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
South China Morning PostUS District Judge Brian Cogan sentenced Zambada at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court.
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