Former beauty queen Emma Coronel Aispuro faces a string of charges, with prosecutors claiming she helped run a multibillion dollar drug empire while her husband was in jail. The 31-year-old wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested Monday at Dulles International Airport. Coronel married "El Chapo" when she was 18, and the couple have two daughters (Image: Alexandria Sheriff's Office)Coronel, a dual US-Mexico citizen, met "El Chapo" when she was a young beauty queen, and married him in 2007 at the age of 18. El Chapo was sentenced to life in jail (Image: REUTERS)Coronel was a regular presence at her husband's trial. If convicted on all charges, Coronel faces up to life in prison and a potential Sh1.09 billion ($10 million) fine.

Source: Standard Digital February 24, 2021 05:26 UTC