Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced to life in prison Monday for his role as a top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, the powerful and violent drug syndicate he ran for decades alongside Joaquín “El Cha...

Federal authorities Monday announced a life sentence for the Mexican drug lord known as El Mayo years after putting away his infamous former partner.

Zambada, 76, ​agreed to plead guilty in August 2025 to charges including racketeering conspiracy and continuing ​criminal enterprise after the Justice Department said it would not seek the death penal...