El Chapo Guzmán and the women who have marked his life 3:14
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The wife of convicted drug trafficker Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera was arrested in the United States on Monday on charges related to her alleged participation in international drug trafficking, the Justice Department announced.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, was arrested at Dulles International Airport in Virginia for conspiracy to distribute one kilo 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 import. illegal to the country, according to a statement from the Justice Department.
He is expected to make his initial appearance Tuesday in the United States District Court in Washington, DC, via video conference.
Prosecutors also said Aispuro conspired with others to aid her husband in his July 11, 2015 escape from a prison in Mexico.
Guzmán Loera was found guilty after a jury trial in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years in federal prison.
CNN contacted attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, who said he represents Emma Coronel, but had nothing to comment at this time.
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