Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Duo Sentenced in Miami for 2022 Execution at Airport Hotel

Tsvia Kol, 37, of Hallandale Beach, Florida, and Jimmy Sanchez, 38, of Spring Valley, California, received lengthy federal prison sentences on April 10, 2026 for a Sinaloa Cartel-directed execution that occurred in 2022 at a hotel near Miami International Airport. The duo was convicted of using a firearm to cause death and conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine. The victim, Julio Gonzalez, 46, was killed execution-style at the Aladdin Hotel in Miami Springs. The case illustrates the Sinaloa Cartel's operational reach into the continental United States — using local criminal networks for targeted violence — and comes days after El Mayo Zambada's sentencing was again postponed.