NYPD Officer Who Provided Security for El Chapo’s Wife Charged With Possession of Cocaine

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Anna Kaplan

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Updated Sep. 19, 2019 7:01AM EDT / Published Sep. 18, 2019 11:57PM EDT

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A New York City police officer who provided security for the wife of El Chapo has been charged with possession of cocaine and taking bribes. Officer Ishmael Bailey, 36, provided security detail for Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, while she went to Guzmán’s drug-trafficking trial, the New York Post reports. Bailey was arrested Wednesday on charges of possession of a controlled substance, bribe receiving, and official misconduct. He was also charged with conspiracy and sale of a controlled substance for allegedly acting as security twice when cocaine was transported, prosecutors said at Bailey’s arraignment Wednesday evening.

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NYPD Officer Who Provided Security for El Chapo’s Wife Charged With Possession of Cocaine

Anna Kaplan

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