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    Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman

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    Emma Coronel Aispuro (far left), wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is facing several charges for her alleged involvement in the Sinaloa Cartel's drug trafficking as her husband sits in a U.S. prison.
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    Wife Of 'El Chapo' Arrested In U.S. On Drug Charges

    Feb 23, 2021
    Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán faces several drug charges and is under investigation for allegedly helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015.
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    Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a news conference at the presidential palace in Mexico City, on March 24.
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    Mexico's President Greets El Chapo's Mom And Lawyer, Ignoring Coronavirus Rules

    Mar 30, 2020
    Andrés Manuel López Obrador drew criticism for failing to model good social distancing by shaking hands with the drug boss' mother, even after telling Mexicans to stay home to avoid COVID-19.
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    Genaro Garcia Luna delivers a speech in 2012 to mark the expansion of a federal prison. He served as Secretary of Public Security from 2006 to 2012.
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    Former Top Mexican Security Official Arrested On Cocaine Trafficking Charges

    Dec 10, 2019
    In exchange for millions of dollars in bribes, Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly in charge of all the country's federal police, allegedly allowed the Sinaloa Cartel to operate with impunity.
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    Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was extradited to the U.S. in 2017 after two successful escapes from Mexican prisons. On Thursday, the Justice Department announced two of his sons have been indicted on a drug conspiracy charge. Both brothers are believed to
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    Sons Of 'El Chapo' Indicted On Drug Conspiracy Charge

    Feb 21, 2019
    The indictment alleges Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ovidio Guzman Lopez "conspired to import and distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana from Mexico and elsewhere" into the U.S.
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    Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán faced 10 charges in the indictment, including engaging in a criminal enterprise — which in itself comprised 27 violations, including conspiracy to commit murder.
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    'El Chapo,' Notorious Drug Kingpin, Found Guilty After Dramatic Trial In New York

    Feb 12, 2019
    Joaquín Guzmán was convicted on all 10 counts he faced related to his leading of Mexico's infamous Sinaloa cartel.
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    World
    U.S. law enforcement personnel escort Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán from a plane to a waiting caravan of SUVs at New York's Long Island MacArthur Airport in January 2017.
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    Jury Hears Closing Arguments As Dramatic 'El Chapo' Trial Nears Its End

    Jan 30, 2019
    Prosecutor Andrea Goldbarg said in her closing arguments that Joaquín Guzmán led the Sinaloa drug cartel. Dozens of witnesses said he tortured and killed people and that he bribed officials in Mexico.
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    The Two-Way
    A federal judge says jurors will be anonymous and partially sequestered in the upcoming trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
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    Judge Rules That 'El Chapo' Jury Will Remain Anonymous

    Feb 06, 2018
    The identity of the jurors will be shielded from the alleged cartel leader, Joaquin Guzman, his legal team, prosecutors and the press. The jury will get additional protections inside the courthouse.
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    The Two-Way
    Mexican soldiers leave the airport in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, after authorities handed over drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to U.S. officials.
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    Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Extradited By Mexico To U.S.

    Jan 19, 2017
    Joaquin Guzman faces charges in the U.S. that include murder, drug trafficking and money-laundering. He had escaped from prison in Mexico twice.
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    The Two-Way
    Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, escorted by army soldiers to a waiting helicopter, at a federal hangar in Mexico City on Friday.
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    Interview With 'El Chapo' Draws Backlash From Mexican Journalists

    Jan 10, 2016
    Alfredo Corchado, a former Mexico bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News, called Sean Penn's Rolling Stone piece on Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán "an epic insult" to Mexican journalists. Here's why.
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    The Two-Way
    Actress Kate del Castillo in 2012.
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    Who's The Mexican Actress Who Helped Sean Penn Get To El Chapo?

    Jan 10, 2016
    On screen, Kate del Castillo was already playing the kinds of characters who may have had a relationship with the drug lord. But it was a tweet that plunged her into the real narco world.
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    The Two-Way
    Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by army soldiers to a waiting helicopter, at a federal hangar in Mexico City Friday. The world's most wanted drug lord was recaptured six months after he fled through a tunnel from a maximum securit
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    'El Chapo' Back In Prison He Escaped From — Thanks, In Part, To Lure Of Hollywood

    Jan 09, 2016
    Mexican authorities say the drug kingpin wanted to film a biopic about his life and reached out to producers — which helped officials track him down. He's been returned to the site of his July escape.
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    The Two-Way
    Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hangar in Mexico City after his capture last year. Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison for the second time this July; today, Mexican authoritie
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    Mexico Arrests 6 People In Connection With 'El Chapo' Guzmán's Escape

    Oct 22, 2015
    One of the men arrested was Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's brother-in-law, who authorities say supervised the construction of a tunnel used for his escape.
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    The Two-Way
    Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City after his capture last year. Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison for the second time this July; today, Mexican authoritie
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    'El Chapo' Guzmán Escapes From Authorities, But Suffers Injuries

    Oct 17, 2015
    Joaquín Guzmán became Mexico's most wanted drug trafficker after he escaped from a maximum-security prison. Authorities said they had found Guzmán but he escaped again.
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    The Two-Way
    A hole in the floor of cell number 20, from which drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman escaped on July 11 from the Altiplano maximum security prison in Almoloya, Mexico.
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    Judge In Mexico Orders Prison Officials Detained In 'El Chapo' Escape

    Jul 26, 2015
    Joaquin Guzman slipped out of his cell on July 11, via an underground tunnel. He is believed to have had inside help in the jailbreak.
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    The Two-Way
    A motorcycle adapted to a rail sits in the tunnel under the house where, according to authorities, drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán made his escape from the Altiplano maximum-security prison.
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    WATCH: Surveillance Video Shows 'El Chapo's' Escape

    Jul 15, 2015
    The video shows Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán walking around his cell and eventually dipping below a wall in his shower. That was the last time guards saw the notorious drug lord.
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    Top Official Says Inside Help Was Likely In 'El Chapo' Escape

    Jul 15, 2015
    U.S. authorities had wanted Joaquin Guzman extradited, in part over fears that he would get out again. Mexican authorities refused. His escape likely will deepen distrust between the countries.
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    The Two-Way
    A federal police Black Hawk helicopter flies over a house at the end of a tunnel through which drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman could have escaped from Mexico's Altiplano prison.
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    LISTEN: El Chapo's Second Escape, As Told Through Mexican 'Corridos'

    Jul 13, 2015
    Singers of the ballads have for decades detailed the lifestyle of drug dealers in Mexico, so it was no surprise that when the country's most notorious kingpin escaped, it was memorialized in song.
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    The Two-Way
    Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City after his capture last year. Mexico's security now say Guzman has escaped from a maximum security prison for the second time.
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    Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Guzman Slips Out Of Prison ... Again

    Jul 12, 2015
    The kingpin reportedly went to the showers Saturday night and was not seen again. He made a similar escape in 2001 with help from prison guards.
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    The Two-Way
    Reproduction of a letter to the National Commission of Human Rights from criminals, drug dealers, murderers and kidnappers in "El Altiplano," Mexico's highest-security prison.
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    Notorious Mexican Criminals Say Prison Conditions Are Inhumane

    Mar 24, 2015
    Nearly 140 inmates, including Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villarreal, complain of dirty cells, spoiled food and filthy conjugal rooms at Mexico's maximum security prison.
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