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Mexican Boxer Chavez Jr. Deported From US Over Alleged Cartel Ties

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., whose sports career is on the decline, is alleged to have ties to the Sinaloa cartel (Credit: AFP)

Former champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been detained in Mexico after deportation by the United States to face shock charges of involvement with a drug cartel, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.

The son of boxing icon Julio Cesar Chavez stands accused of serving as a henchman for the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, which Washington designated a foreign terrorist organization this year, and of trafficking firearms and explosives.

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