The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Thursday that it has arrested and is set to deport renowned Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. over alleged ties with the Sinaloa Cartel.
The agency detailed in a statement that Chavez, a former boxing world champion, has an "active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives." It added that the boxer was arrested in Studio City, California, on July 2.
