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Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Mayo' Willing To Plead Guilty To Avoid Death Penalty

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada (Credit: Courtesy USPD)

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada is willing to plead guilty to charges in the U.S. if that means he won't be executed, his lawyer revealed.

"Mr. Zambada doesn't want to go to trial and is willing to accept responsibility for a charge that doesn't carry out the death penalty," Zambada's lawyer, Frank Perez, told Reuters.

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