El Chapo’s wife pleads guilty to drugs charges

Emma Coronel Aispuro has pleaded guilty (Alexandria Adult Detention Center via AP)

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has pleaded guilty to charges in the US and admitted that she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, wearing a green jail uniform, appeared in federal court in Washington and pleaded guilty to three offences as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.