Emma Coronel, wife of Chapo Guzmán, arrested in the United States for drug trafficking

Emma Coronel, wife of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, she was arrested in the United States for drug trafficking.

The US Department of Justice has confirmed the information that was already starting to circulate on the networks this Monday afternoon.

According to a statement from the United States Department of Justice, Colonel “she was arrested today in Virginia on charges relating to her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking. Chapo’s wife is scheduled to appear for the first time Tuesday, via video conference, in federal court in the District of Columbia.

Colonel Aispuro was arrested at Dulles International Airport in Washington. “According to court documents, she is accused of participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana for importation into the United States. Furthermore, it is alleged that Coronel Aispuro conspired with others to help Guzmán in his escape from the Altiplano on July 11, 2015, a prison located in Almoloya de Juárez, Mexico. After Guzmán was arrested again in Mexico in January 2016. “

The former Mexican beauty queen has been charged in connection with a criminal complaint for conspiracy to distribute “one kilogram or more of heroin, five kilograms or more of cocaine, 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine for illegal importation into the United States.. United, “the official information added.

According to information from the US Department of Justice, Colonel Aispuro was also involved in planning another prison break with others before Guzmán’s extradition to the United States in January 2017.

As will be remembered, El Chapo once faced American justice in what was known as ththe “trial of the century” and was sentenced in February 2019.

Nicholas L. McQuaid, acting deputy attorney general of the Department of Justice’s criminal division, and Steven D’Antuono, of the FBI’s Washington field office, were responsible for announcing the colonel’s arrest.

The body responsible for handling Coronel’s case is the FBI Washington office, while Anthony Nardozzi, acting deputy chief, and lawyer Kate Wagner, of the Department of Justice’s Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs section, are in charge of the process.

Towards the end of its statement, the Department explained that “a criminal complaint is simply an indictment and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a court.”

According to File 1: 21-mj-00240, the indictment is based on investigations by FBI space agent Eric S. McGuire who he said obtained information from others. agents, including Spanish communications translated into English.

Emma Coronel was one of the most high profile figures precisely during her husband’s trial in the United States.

After Judge Brian Cogan reads the verdict, February 12, 2019, El Chapo looked at Emma Coronel Aispuro and made a gesture which reporters in the room interpreted as an attempt to calm her down. She only responded with a thumbs up.

On that day, El Chapo was convicted of ten serious charges relating to drug trafficking, money laundering, international conspiracy and the use of firearms.

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