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The defendants wanted to abduct him from his place of work over "fraudulent activity" they believed he was committing.

The group was known to abduct children and turn them into child soldiers or sex slaves.

Mexican officials say Joaquín Guzmán Lopez, 38, and his brother Ovidio, 34, who was extradited to the U.S. last year, plotted to abduct Zambada in an effort to receive leniency in their own cases.

Mark Christopher, 59, Matthew Martin, 47, Shiza Harper, 45, and Sean Harper, 38, wanted to "shut down" Essex Coroner's Court and abduct senior coroner Lincoln Brookes in April 2023.

Mark Christopher, 58, Matthew Martin, 47, Shiza Harper, 45, and Sean Harper, 38 - from Essex and east London - deny plotting to abduct Mr Brookes.