Inés Coronel Barreras

Inés Coronel Barreras (born 21 January 1968) is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former high-ranking leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group based in Sinaloa. He is the father-in-law of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the former leader of the cartel and once considered Mexico's most-wanted man. Coronel Barreras was arrested by Mexican security forces in Agua Prieta, Sonora on 30 April 2013. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison on April 28, 2017 for drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Coronel and the second or maternal family name is Barreras.
Inés Coronel Barreras
Born (1968-01-21) 21 January 1968
Canelas, Durango, Mexico
Other namesEl Uno
El Suegro
OrganizationSinaloa Cartel
Criminal charge(s)Drug trafficking
Illegal possession of firearms

Early life and career

Inés Coronel Barreras was born on 21 January 1968 in Canelas, Durango, Mexico.[1][2] He was also known by his alias "El Uno" (The One) and "El Suegro" (The Father-in-Law).[3] His wife is Blanca Estela Aispuro Aispuro,[4] and his daughter Emma Coronel Aispuro is married to Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and once Mexico's most-wanted drug lord.[5][6] Coronel Barreras was also related to Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel Villarreal, a former Sinaloa Cartel chief who was killed in a firefight with Mexican security forces in 2010.[7] Coronel Barreras was officially a cattle rancher at the rural community of La Angostura, Canelas, Durango. However, people from the local area stated that he reportedly cultivated marijuana and opium poppies.[8]

On 9 January 2013, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Coronel Barreras under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel's illicit activities and coordinating drug trafficking operations for Guzmán. The designation also sanctioned Damaso López Núñez (alias "El Licenciado"), another Sinaloa Cartel chief who worked directly with Guzmán. Under the Kingpin Act, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) virtually froze all the assets Coronel Barreras had in the U.S. and prohibited U.S. citizens from doing any kind of business with him.[9][10]

His area of operations was in Durango and Sonora, particularly in the municipalities of Agua Prieta, San Luis Río Colorado, and Cananea, where he coordinated marijuana plantations and drug trafficking shipments through the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona.[11]

Arrest

On 30 April 2013, the Mexican Federal Police arrested Coronel Barreras, his son Inés Omar Coronel Aispuro, and three other people at a warehouse in Agua Prieta, Sonora without a single shot fired.[12] The authorities seized four automatic rifles, a handgun, and at least 550 pounds (250 kilograms) of cannabis at the scene.[13] At the time of his arrest, the authorities alleged that Coronel Barreras coordinated drug trafficking shipments for the Sinaloa Cartel from Mexico through the Arizona border crossing, and that he played an important role in the overall operations of Guzmán.[14]

That afternoon, he was flown from Sonora to the Mexico City International Airport in a Boeing 727 owned by the Federal Police.[15] He was then transferred to the SEIDO, Mexico's anti-organized crime investigatory agency, for his legal declaration.[16] Coronel Barreras was later imprisoned at a federal penitentiary in Tamaulipas state, but was re-transferred to one in Sinaloa on December 2013.[17]

Prison break rumors

On 26 May 2014, local media outlets reported that Coronel Barreras had escaped from the penitentiary in Culiacán, Sinaloa with several other inmates.[18] The Mexican government disputed this story through Twitter, stating that the story was false and that he was imprisoned at the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 11, a maximum-security prison in Hermosillo, Sonora.[19] The government confirmed, however, that three inmates escaped from the prison in Culiacán: Ramón Ruiz Ojeda, Adrián Campos Hernández, and Adelmo Niebla González (alias "El Señor"), a top drug trafficker for the Sinaloa Cartel and former business partner of Guzmán.[20]

Conviction

On April 28, 2017, a federal judge in Sonora found Coronel Barreras guilty of marijuana trafficking and for being in possession of military-exclusive firearms.[21] He was convicted to 10 years, 5 months, and 9 days in prison, and was ordered to forfeit $MXN15,930.[22] The sentence also extended to his son, who was convicted of marijuana trafficking and given 10 years and 3 months, and ordered to forfeit $MXN15,542.[23]

See also

References
  1. "Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera Sinaloa Cartel Operatives" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. Gómez, Rubén (28 October 2008). "Clanes del narco, bajo sombra del Procampo". El Universal (Mexico City) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. Alzaga, Ignacio (26 February 2014). "Juez benefició a cuñado y suegro de 'El Chapo'... y se fue". Milenio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. Dávila, Patricia (11 April 2010). "La pesada presencia de 'El Chapo'". Diario de Coahuila (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  5. "De reina de belleza a reina de 'El Chapo'". Milenio (in Spanish). 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  6. Althaus, Dudley (1 May 2013). "Father-in-law of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman arrested". GlobalPost. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. "PERFIL: ¿Quién es Inés Coronel Barreras?". Excélsior (in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  8. "El día que se casó con Emma". Noroeste (in Spanish). 2008. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  9. Fox, Edward (10 January 2013). "US Treasury Sanctions Father-in-Law of 'El Chapo'". InSight Crime. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  10. "Treasury Targets Leading Figures of Sinaloa Cartel". United States Department of the Treasury. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  11. "Cae suegro de "El Chapo" Guzmán". Noroeste (in Spanish). 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  12. Martínez, Fabiola (2 May 2013). "Capturan en flagrancia a Inés Coronel Barreras, suegro de El Chapo Guzmán". La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  13. Gomez Licon, Adriana (30 April 2013). "Ines Coronel Barreras, Father-In-Law Of Cartel Boss Joaquin Guzman, Arrested In Mexico". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  14. Gomez Licon, Adriana (30 April 2013). "Mexico detains father-in-law of cartel boss Guzmán". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  15. "Llega al DF Inés Coronel Barrera, suegro de 'El Chapo' Guzmán". Esmas.com (in Spanish). Televisa. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  16. Vicenteño, David (May 1, 2013). "Declara Inés Coronel Barreras en instalaciones de la SEIDO". Excélsior (in Spanish).
  17. Bojórquez Perea, Ismael (28 May 2014). "Se fuga del penal de Culiacán Inés Coronel, suegro del Chapo Guzmán". Ríodoce (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  18. "Presumen supuesta fuga de penal del suegro de 'El Chapo'". Diario de Juárez (in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  19. "Desmiente Segob fuga de suegro de 'El Chapo' Guzmán". Diario de Juárez (in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  20. Valdez, Cynthia (28 May 2014). "Sí hubo fuga de reos en Sinaloa pero no del suegro de El Chapo". Milenio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  21. Castillo, Gustavo (April 28, 2017). "Dictan sentencia contra suegro de 'El Chapo' Guzmán". La Jornada (in Spanish).
  22. Sánchez Dórame, Daniel (April 28, 2017). "Sentencian al suegro de 'El Chapo' a 10 años de prisión". Excélsior (in Spanish).
  23. Larios Gaxiola, Felipe (April 28, 2017). "Juez da 10 años de cárcel a suegro de 'El Chapo'". Milenio (in Spanish).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.