Sinaloa Cartel boss 'El Mayo' sentenced to life, ordered to pay $15B in drug trafficking profits
Sheinbaum explicitly states the U.S. lied about its participation, claiming a violation of Mexican sovereignty. This incident raises serious questions about diplomatic relations between the two nations and American intervention in Mexico. Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, of Mexico, was sentenced on Monday to life in a U.S. prison and ordered to forfeit $15 billion in drug trafficking profits, according to the U.S.
- ▪Sheinbaum explicitly states the U.S. lied about its participation, claiming a violation of Mexican sovereignty.
- ▪This incident raises serious questions about diplomatic relations between the two nations and American intervention in Mexico.
- ▪Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, of Mexico, was sentenced on Monday to life in a U.S. prison and ordered to forfeit $15 billion in drug trafficking profits, according to the U.S.
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Mexican Cartel Violence Sinaloa Cartel boss 'El Mayo' sentenced to life, ordered to pay $15B in drug trafficking profits Ismael Zambada Garcia, 76, told the court that he took responsibility for the harm he had caused By Landon Mion Fox News Published July 20, 2026 9:00pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Mexico questions FBI role in Sinaloa Cartel abduction Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum strongly criticizes the U.S. government for its alleged involvement in the 2024 abduction of former Sinaloa Cartel boss 'El Mayo' Zambada. Sheinbaum explicitly states the U.S. lied about its participation, claiming a violation of Mexican sovereignty.
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