You may have heard the name Leo Sharp in local news reports lately. Last month, the 90-year-old received a three-year sentence for his involvement in ...

'The Mule' will have special screening featuring a Q&A with Berkley resident who prosecuted Leo Sharp, the senior citizen who inspired film.

Detroit — The colorful, controversial life of Leo Sharp, the octogenarian drug mule convicted of hauling 228 pounds of cocaine to Metro Detroit for the world’s most notorious Mexican drug ring ...

For several years the ABC7 I-Team has been following the case of the world's oldest drug mule, Leo Sharp.

The world's oldest drug mule is home; 91-year-old Leo Sharp has been released early from federal prison because he is said to be terminally ill.

The I-Team has the exclusive video of the traffic stop which led to the arrest and conviction 90-year-old drug mule Leo Sharp, who worked for Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The world's oldest drug smuggler, Leo Sharp of Michigan City, Ind., is 91-years-old and doing time for running cocaine from Mexico to the Midwest. But he may be on the verge of ...

On his 90th birthday, Leo Sharp, was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for being a cocaine courier for a Mexican cartel. Leaving court, Sharp reiterated his threat to kill himself before ...

Leo Sharp got into the illegal drug business late in life-- in his mid-80's. Becoming a drug mule for the Sinaloa cartel was a second career for Sharp, who was known around the world as a champion ...

A World War II veteran was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Wednesday — his 90th birthday — for working as a Mexican cartel's drug mule.

The Mule is based on the true story of Leo Sharp, which was chronicled in The New York Times by Sam Dolnick; the film was written by Nick Schenk, who also scripted Gran Torino.

The world's oldest drug mule, as cartel couriers are known, pleaded guilty. And next Wednesday he will be sentenced in federal court in Detroit. On Friday, Leo Sharp is begging for mercy.