Judge Orders Mexican Drug Kingpin ‘El-Chapo’s Wife to Stay In Jail
A federal judge has ordered the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to remain temporarily jailed after she was arrested and accused of helping her husband run his multi-billion-dollar cartel and plotting his audacious escape from a Mexican prison in 2015.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, appeared by video conference for an initial court appearance before a federal magistrate judge in Washington, DC. The judge’s order came after Ms. Coronel’s attorney, Jeffrey Lichtman, said he would consent to her temporary detention after her arrest at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
US Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather explained the charges to Ms. Coronel, who spoke to the judge through a Spanish interpreter. She said prosecutors had provided sufficient reason to keep Ms.hgk Coronel behind bars for now and noted that her attorney had consented to the temporary detention.
