Thomson Reuters A US court handed down a life sentence to a Honduran drug trafficker linked to the Sinaloa Cartel — just the second time that a life term in prison has been given to a Honduran kingpin. On May 21, the US Department of Justice announced the sentencing of Honduran drug trafficker Sergio Neftalí Mejía Duarte, alias "El Compa," by the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.