U.S.-wanted nephew of drug lord "El Chapo" is captured in Mexico
The nephew of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is sought by U.S. authorities, officials said.
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The nephew of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is sought by U.S. authorities, officials said.
He is thought to be a close associate of the sons of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in the U.S.
Guzmán López has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Chicago.
It comes just two days after the wife of "El Chapo" was released from a federal prison in Texas after serving a three-year sentence for helping to run her husband's drug operation.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman, was released from prison on Wednesday. She pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges in 2021.
Ovidio Guzmán, son of the imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States.
Businesses were burned and a local radio presenter was among those killed, authorities and witnesses said.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of notorious Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, was arrested at Dulles International Airport.
The son was reportedly released after numerous violent acts against citizens.
Guzman was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation.
Guzman's attorney, in opposing a motion for an anonymous and partially sequestered jury, said prospective panel members have nothing to fear.
"His memory is failing. He's not remembering things," Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's defense attorney said outside court Wednesday.
The cartel kingpin was flown to New York Thursday.
Lawyers for Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman said Tuesday they have filed two appeals against his extradition to the United States.
A handful of fans held signs outside of the Mexican consulate Monday in support of actress Kate del Castillo, who is under investigation on suspicion of money laundering in Mexico.
Prosecutors say Paulino Gonzalez, who was working for a top associate of 'El Chapo' in 1991, helped him kill a man in Yorba Linda.
Actor Sean Penn is opening up about his interview with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman for Rolling Stone magazine.
El Chapo was a wanted fugitive and prison escapee at the time of the interview.
Host Ricky Gervais greeted the crowd (which he labeled "pill-popping sexual deviant scum") with a predictably astringent opening, setting the tone for a much-bleeped night that was at turns irreverent and frivolous.
The magazine also published a two-minute video excerpt of the interview.
