#IsmaelZambadaGarcía, a #Sinaloa cartel founder who for decades evaded #Mexican and U.S. authorities before a covert capture straight out of a narco thriller, pleaded guilty on Monday to drug trafficking. Mr. Zambada García, also known as #ElMayo, helped start the cartel decades ago with Joaquín Guzmán Loera, also known as El Chapo. He built a sophisticated criminal network that trafficked c-caine, h-roin and other illegal dr-gs across the border into the #UnitedStates, wielding power through mass murder and political corruption to protect and expand the business. He will be sentenced to life in prison on Jan. 13. via nytimes • nathan.berganza