THE GLAMOROUS LIFE OF EL CHAPO’S WIFE

Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s wife was arrested at the Dulles airport in Virginia, US on Monday. She has been charged with drug-trafficking, helping run her husband’s cartel, and plotting his audacious escape from a Mexican prison. Here’s a look at her eventful life

WHO IS EMMA CORONEL?

Emma Coronel Aispuro is a 31-year-old former beauty queen. She is a dual citizen of the US and Mexico. El Chapo has two daughters with her. They married after she turned 18 in 2007. They are separated in age by over 30 years. After El Chapo was convicted in 2019, she had launched a clothing line in his name

WHERE IS SHE NOW?

Coronel has been moved to the Alexandria Detention Center in Virginia. She is expected to appear by video conference for her initial court appearance on Tuesday

THE CASE AGAINST CORONEL

She has been charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana in the

US. The justice department also accused her of helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015, and participating in the planning of a second prison escape

WHY HER ARREST MATTERS

She is known to have played a pivotal role in helping El Chapo pull off two dramatic prison escapes in Mexico, establishing the legend that he and his family were untouchable until he was extradited to the US in 2017