El Chapo sold drugs, wants hugs

El Chapo is jonesing for some physical contact with his wife.

The jailed Mexican druglord is seeking court permission to hug his Americanborn former beauty queen wife before the start of opening statements in his trafficking trial next week.

And the notorious kingpin, whose real name is Joaquin Guzman, is warning he might have a mental breakdown if the judge refuses.

“I respectfully write to request that Mr. Guzman be allowed to give his wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro (photo), a brief momentary greeting to include perhaps an embrace on Tuesday,” his lawyer, Mariel Colon Miro, wrote in a letter to U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan.

“It can be a brief embrace in open court with the courtroom railing between them. This entire process should not take more than a few seconds,” the lawyer wrote.

Miro said the court’s permission would amount to a “humanitarian gesture” for a man who’s been cut off from any contact with his spouse while held in solitary confinement in New York the last two years.

“The only human contact Mr. Guzman has had since his extradition has been with the jail personnel when putting and removing his shackles, and a quick handshake from his attorneys when he goes to court,” Miro’s letter states.

“Mr. Guzman has been confined to a very small, windowless cell for 23 hours a day Mondays through Fridays and 24 hours a day during the weekend.

Except for legal visits, Mr. Guzman has been completely isolated. As a result, Mr. Guzman’s mental and emotional health have deteriorated,” the letter says.