Mexican drug lord sentenced to life in prison

On Monday, US District Judge Brian Cogan sentenced Zambada during a hearing in Brooklyn federal court.

Ismael Zambada García, a founder of the Sinaloa cartel who eluded Mexican and U.S. authorities for decades before his clandestine capture, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday.

The case unfolded in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.

Together with Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as "El Chapo," he founded the Sinaloa cartel and oversaw the shipment of millions of kilograms of lethal drugs including cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.