Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael « El Mayo » Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to US drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping to flood the US with cocaine.
Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael « El Mayo » Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to US drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping to flood the US with cocaine and other illicit substances. « I recognize the great harm illegal drugs have done to the people in the United States and Mexico », he said through a Spanish-language interpreter. « I apologize for all of it, and I take responsibility for my actions. » Under the leadership of Zambada and Joaquín « El Chapo » Guzmán, the Sinaloa cartel evolved from a regional player into the largest drug trafficking organization in the world, prosecutors say.
