El Chapo's twin daughters had a decadent Barbie-themed birthday. Mexicans aren't happy about it

El Chapo’s twin daughters had a decadent Barbie-themed birthday. Mexicans aren’t happy about it

Emma Coronel, wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, leaves federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her twin daughters after a hearing in the case of her husband on June 26. (Kena Betancur / AFP/Getty Images) It was a Barbie-themed birthday party most kids could only dream about, with carnival rides, hundreds of pink balloons and a theater-worthy set featuring gold chandeliers and a rosé-colored throne.

Photographs and videos of the decadent bash showed up on Instagram this week, giving Mexicans a glimpse into the lives of some of the country’s most controversial 0.1-percenters.

Guzman, the longtime leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was captured in Mexico in 2014 and three years later extradited to New York, where he is preparing to go on trial this fall on drug trafficking and murder charges. The federal indictment against Guzman also seeks the forfeiture of more than $14 billion in drug proceeds and other illicit profits.

Efforts by U.S. Treasury Department and Mexican law enforcement to find and seize Guzman’s assets have largely failed. That seemed evident from the Instagram posts, in which his family looked quite comfortable.

The party was thrown by Guzman’s wife, Emma Coronel, who was photographed in 4-inch-high heels in front of a fake pink mansion and a long table covered with flowers, desserts and a towering birthday cake.

Images from the extravaganza, which took place at what appeared to be a real mansion in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state, were uploaded by the event photographer.

In an interview, Tizoc said Coronel […]

Emma Coronel, wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, leaves federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her twin daughters after . . .

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