US EditionIn Sinaloa’s capital, news of a boxing scion’s arrest and allegations of cartel ties cause unease
- Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested by U.S. immigration agents for overstaying his visa and lying on his green card application, according to U.S. authorities.
- There is an active warrant for Chávez Jr.'s arrest in Mexico for alleged arms and drug trafficking linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Óscar Arrieta, a sports reporter, expressed that Chávez Jr.'s arrest had a significant impact in Culiacán due to the serious allegations from U.S. authorities.
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Within a sports arena in the capital of the state of Sinaloa, the crowd was scarce at the beginning of the billboard as young amateur boxers with bulging head protectors threw blows and moved through the ring. Outside was erected a bronze statue of Julio Cesar Chavez in boxing pants, with a raised glove. Friday’s event was organized by one of Chávez’s brothers and it was announced that “The Legend” would be a special guest. However, Chávez did n…
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In Sinaloa's capital, news of a boxing scion's arrest and allegations of cartel ties cause unease
The arrest of Julio César Chávez Jr., son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, for overstaying his visa in the U.S. and lying on a green card application shook Sinaloa state's capital.
Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr appeared related as a member of the Sinaloa cartel after the Culiacanazo in 2019, when Ovidio Guzmán, El Ratón, was arrested and released by federal authorities for the violent actions that members of that criminal organization launched in Culiacán, federal authorities said.
Julio César Chávez Jr., arrested on Wednesday by the U.S. government and accused of having links with the Sinaloa Cartel, appears in the same arrest warrant together with Ovidio Guzmán López ‘El Ratón’ and Isidro Pérez Salas ‘El Nini’, former head of hitmen of Los Chapitos. This is demonstrated by the document, obtained by means of Pie de Nota, of the arrest warrant issued in Hermosillo, Sonora, on January 14, 2023, in which there are also 13 ot…
Inside a sports arena in the capital of the state of Sinaloa, the crowd was scarce at the beginning of the billboard as young amateur boxers with bulging head protectors threw blows and moved through the ring. Outside stood a bronze statue of Julio Cesar Chavez in boxing pants, with a glove raised.
Julio César Chávez Jr., former world boxing champion and son of the Mexican legend of pugilism, has been linked by the Attorney General's Office of the Republic (FGR) of Mexico with criminal activities of the Sinaloa Cartel. According to the newspaper Reforma based on official documents, the boxer, currently detained in the United States, would have served as "punisher" of cartel members under the orders of Néstor Ernesto Pérez Salas, alias the …
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