Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ arrested at US airport

Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman (Seth Wenig/AP)

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been arrested at an airport in Virginia on international drug trafficking charges, the US Justice Department said.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, who is a dual citizen of the US and Mexico, was arrested at Dulles International Airport and is expected to appear in federal court in Washington on Tuesday.