The wife of notorious Mexican former drug cartel leader 'El Chapo' has been arrested over her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking, officials have said.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the spouse of imprisoned Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin Guzman was detained on Monday, the US Department of Justice has confirmed.
The 31-year-old, a regular attendee at her husband's trial two years ago, was arrested at Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.
She is expected to appear in a federal court in Washington on Tuesday. Coronel was charged in a one-count complaint with conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamines for unlawful importation into the United States, the Justice Department said.
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