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El Chapo’s Wife Arrested for Drug Charges in the US

The wife of one of the world’s most notorious drug kingpins, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, was arrested Monday for allegedly helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar international drug cartel and for allegedly aiding in his 2015 escape from a Mexican prison.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, a California-born dual U.S.-Mexican citizen, was arrested Monday at Washington Dulles International Airport. She faces charges for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana for importation into the U.S., according to the Justice Department.

Investigators also believe Coronel conspired with others to assist Guzmán in his July 11, 2015, escape from Altiplano prison in Mexico and tried to organize another escape from prison a year later.

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