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The Sinaloa Cartel co-founder received a life sentence in federal court after claiming he was kidnapped and flown to Texas two years ago. His conviction caps one of the largest drug trafficking cases in recent history.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the Sinaloa Cartel co-founder, received a life sentence in federal court. Zambada claimed he was kidnapped and flown to Texas two years ago, but the court convicted him nonetheless on drug trafficking charges.
Zambada's conviction closes one of the largest drug trafficking prosecutions in U.S. history, but his claim about being kidnapped raises questions about how he ended up in U.S. custody. If the kidnapping claim is true, it suggests extraordinary rendition tactics deployed against a cartel leader. If it's false, it's a cover story. Either way, his removal from Mexico's cartel ecosystem will likely trigger violence as criminal organizations restructure.
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