The dark but luxurious life of El Chapo’s wife
Emma Coronel is the 'narco queen' at the heart of El Chapo’s drug cartel
What in the World · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Thousands of people - including politicians, students and journalists - are killed in drug cartel violence in Mexico every year.
One of the biggest cartels is Sinaloa. Joaquín "El Chapo” Guzmán led the cartel until he was jailed in 2019. He’s currently serving a life sentence. His wife, Emma Coronel, has been released from a three year jail term after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges. But how involved was she and how did she reach ‘narco queen’ status?
Blaire Toedte, a BBC reporter in Miami, tells us about Emma Coronel’s involvement in cartel crime, her ‘buchona’ style, and the impact drug cartel violence has around the world.
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