In a wheelchairwearing a dark blue sweater with the words “carpe diem” (live now, in Latin), Zambada, 76, listened to federal judge Kathleen Cardone, give an update on your case to your lawyers and the Government’s lawyers.
During the hearing, which lasted less than 10 minutes, The judge granted a request by the prosecution and defense to delay proceedings for at least 30 days to allow time to gather evidence.
Therefore, the next hearing, the judge noted, was scheduled for September 9 at 1:00 p.m. local time.
Zambada pleaded not guilty Last week through his lawyer of the 14 crimes he is charged withwhich include drug trafficking and money laundering charges, and stem from an indictment filed in 2012.
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It is not yet clear whether he will be tried in Texas, as he has at least four other pending charges in New York, California, the District of Columbia and Illinois. Pending a decision, he will remain in custody without bail in El Paso.
In today’s session, Zambada He only spoke once and it was to say “yes”in response to a question from the judge about his legal representation’s “conflicts of interest.”
El Mayo Zambada appeared today in a hoodie, orange crocks and a hospital bracelet. Artist: André Rentería. pic.twitter.com/XW0pGD7oiq
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“El Mayo,” a powerful drug trafficker who has never been arrested despite being considered one of the DEA’s most wanted men for decades, He looked thin and weak during today’s hearing.
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When everyone present in the federal courtroom stood up upon Judge Cardone’s entrance, Zambada touched his lawyer’s arm, gesturing for help to get up from the wheelchair, but was unsuccessful.
Zambada spent most of the audience with his arms resting on the side handles of his chair. He had a pale face, with drooping cheeks, sparse hair on his head, artificially black in color, and a small brown mustache.
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