Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ pleads guilty to racketeering in New York
by Edward Helmore and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6ZJ1D)
Ismael Zambada was co-founder of Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquin El Chapo' Guzman, now imprisoned in US
The Mexican drug lord Ismael El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges as well as running a criminal enterprise on Monday, more than a year since he was arrested in Texas after what has been described as a kidnapping.
I recognize the great harm illegal drugs have done to the people in the United States and Mexico," the 77-year-old Zambada said in court through a Spanish-language interpreter. I apologize for all of it, and I take responsibility for my actions."
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