New U.S. Justice Department indictments contain this image of armed gang members allegedly associated with the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel. U.S. Justice Department hide caption
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Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the Justice Department charged several leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, a transnational drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico, and several of its facilitators across the world. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, arrives at federal court in New York in February 2019. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Emma Coronel Aispuro (far left), wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is facing several charges in connection with her alleged involvement in the Sinaloa cartel's drug trafficking, as her husband sits in a U.S. prison. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Genaro Garcia Luna delivers a speech in 2012 to mark the expansion of a federal prison. He served as Secretary of Public Security from 2006 to 2012. Alexandre Meneghini/AP hide caption
Smoke from burning cars rises in Culiacán, Mexico, on Thursday, after an intense gunfight between security forces and gunmen linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel. Hector Parra/AP hide caption
Massive Gun Battle Erupts In Mexico Over Son Of Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo'
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán faced 10 charges in the indictment, including engaging in a criminal enterprise — which in itself comprised 27 violations, including conspiracy to commit murder. U.S. law enforcement via AP hide caption
A federal judge says jurors will be anonymous and partially sequestered in the upcoming trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. AP hide caption