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Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges
Frank Perez, attorney for longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leaves Brooklyn federal court after Zambada's arraignment Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
Assistant U.S. Attorney Francisco Navarro, right, leaves Brooklyn Federal court after the arraignment of longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, Friday, Sept.13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
Frank Perez, attorney for longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leaves Brooklyn federal court after Zambada's arraignment Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
In this courtroom sketch, Ismael Zambada Garcia, El Mayo, center, is seated beside his defense attorney Frank Perez, left, in Federal court, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
FILE - Frank Perez, lead counsel for Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, exits the Albert Armendariz Sr. Federal Courthouse in El Paso, Texas, after a status conference for his client, Aug. 1, 2024. (Omar Ornelas/The El Paso Times via AP, File)
Assistant U.S. Attorney Francisco Navarro, right, leaves Brooklyn Federal court after the arraignment of longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
Frank Perez, attorney for longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leaves Brooklyn federal court after Zambada's arraignment Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
FILE - This undated image provided by the U.S. Department of State shows Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. (U.S. Department of State via AP)
Frank Perez, attorney for longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leaves Brooklyn federal court after Zambada's arraignment Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
In this courtroom sketch, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, second left, assisted by the U.S. Marshals, is led into the courtroom as his defense attorney Frank Perez, seated right, watches in federal court, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in the Brooklyn borough of New York,. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Frank Perez, attorney for longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leaves Brooklyn federal court after Zambada's arraignment Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
Frank Perez, attorney for longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leaves Brooklyn federal court after Zambada's arraignment Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
Frank Perez, attorney for longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leaves Brooklyn federal court after Zambada's arraignment Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)