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The former US attorney for the Southern District of Florida will now be forced to answer questions about the controversial deal he struck with Epstein in 2008.

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8 d. ago Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ pleads guilty to racketeering in New York

Ismael Zambada was co-founder of Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, now imprisoned in USThe 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.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Sinaloa cartel drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada to plead guilty to federal charges

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada is expected to plead guilty to federal charges related to his role in the violent drug trade that for years flooded the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances

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8 d. ago Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada to plead guilty to federal charges

Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is expected to plead guilty to federal charges related to his role in the violent drug trade that for years flooded the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances

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1 week ago Trump administration to crack down on Mexican cartels with lethal new strikes

The Trump administration is preparing for lethal strikes against key targets in Mexican cartels, a military source has said. The notorious Sinaloa cartel could be one target

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1 week ago Musician who praised drug lords in 'narco ballads' shot dead as killing spree continues

Ernesto Barajas, the lead singer for the group Enigma Norteno, was gunned down in Mexico - he was infamous for singing 'narco corridos' dedicated to drug gangs including the Sinaloa Cartel

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2 w. ago Former Sinaloa cartel kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada set to plead guilty

Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is set to plead guilty next week in a drug trafficking case

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2 w. ago World's most violent cartel operates like corporate business to run global drug

How murder and kidnapping has made the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel the most feared and powerful drugs cartel in the world.

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