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Héctor Ríos Morales

Julio César Chávez Jr.'s Longstanding Ties to Sinaloa Cartel Include Family Connections, Journalist Says

Chávez Jr Julio César Chávez Jr. Julio César Chávez Anabel Hernández Frida Muñoz Ovidio Guzmán El Chapo Édgar Guzmán López The United States El Ratón
Julio César Chávez Jr. is married to Frida Muñoz, the widow of Édgar Guzmán López, one of El Chapo’s sons who was killed in 2008.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced last week that Mexican boxing star Julio César Chávez Jr. had been arrested in California and would be deported. also mentioning alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.

In a statement, the agency said Chávez Jr. — a former world champion and the son of boxing legend Julio César Chávez — has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his alleged involvement in organized crime, including trafficking firearms, ammunition and explosives.

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