Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada pleaded guilty on Monday to US drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping to flood the United States with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances and for fuelling deadly violence in Mexico.
“I recognise the great harm illegal drugs have done to the people in the United States and Mexico,” he said through a Spanish-language interpreter. “I apologise for all of it and I take responsibility for my actions.”
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