Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the former kingpin of the Sinaloa cartel, is set to plead guilty to federal charges related to his involvement in the drug trade that impacted the United States for years. The 77-year-old is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Brooklyn for a change of plea hearing.
After federal prosecutors decided not to pursue the death penalty against Zambada, who was arrested in Texas last year, they anticipate him pleading guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of running a continuing criminal enterprise.
