Crime

Mexico files gun charge against ‘El Chapo’s aide

By Eduardo Castillo
Published February 27, 2014 3:13am ET
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Mexico files gun charge against ‘El Chapo’s aide
FILE - In this file image released by the Mexico Attorney General's Office on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramirez is photographed against a wall right after he was arrested along with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Pacific resort city of Mazatlan, Mexico. The self-described "assistant" to drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was charged Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 with possessing illegal weapons when he was captured this weekend with the Sinaloa cartel boss, a Mexican federal official said. (AP Photo/PGR, File) | Uncredited

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The self-described “assistant” to drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was charged Wednesday with possessing illegal weapons when he was captured this weekend with the Sinaloa cartel boss, the Attorney General’s Office said.

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