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El Chapo’s wife Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges

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El Chapo’s wife Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges

It seems like it runs in the family! 

The wife of the notorious convicted drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested on Monday for her alleged role in an international drug trafficking ring.

According to NBC News, 31-year-old Emma Coronel Aispuro was arrested at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana. She is also being accused of aiding in her husband’s escape from a Mexican prison in July 2015.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, arrives at the US Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn on January 30, 2019 in New York. – The trial, which began on November 5, 2018 with jury selection, is expected to last four months. ‘El Chapo’ Guzman stands accused of smuggling more than 155 tons of cocaine into the United States over a period of 25 years. If convicted, the 61-year-old Guzman could spend the rest of his life behind bars in a maximum security US prison. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

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“Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, was arrested today at Dulles International Airport,” according to the Justice Department release. “She is scheduled to make her initial appearance in federal court tomorrow in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia via video conference.”

His wife is expected virtually appear in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia during an initial court appearance on Tuesday.

El Chapo is currently serving a life sentence in prison.

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