Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, one of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords, Monday pleaded guilty to charges including leading a criminal enterprise, racketeering, drug trafficking and money laundering. Zambada, who for decades led the Sinaloa cartel alongside Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, apologized for the harm caused by his actions and accepted accountability. He now faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole and has agreed to forfeit a staggering $15 billion in assets — a testament to the cartel’s immense reach and power.

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