Emma Coronel's bank accounts have been blocked since 2015, reveal Mexican authorities

Emma Coronel Aispuro , wife of capo Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, was “blocked” from the Mexican financial system since 2015, confirmed the head of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico (UIF), Santiago Nieto.

During the presentation of the Guide for the Prevention of Operations with Resources of Illicit Origin during electoral processes, the official indicated that Emma Coronel was put on the list along with a group of individuals and legal entities linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.

“There was a blocking agreement that incorporated . also with Mrs. Coronel “, he mentioned.

” It should be noted that by virtue of the fact that she was blocked since 2015, no longer had operations in the (Mexican) financial system “.

The United States Department of Justice arrested Monday in the Out of Washington DC to Coronel Aispuro for conspiracy to traffic drugs between 2014 and January 2017, while the capo was imprisoned in Mexico.

“In the specific case of Emma Coronel there is a requirement of 2015 by the then PGR , 2017 a complaint was filed, 2019, as is known, a complaint was made, 9 complaints have been filed against the Sinaloa Cartel, ”Nieto added.

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