Overview
- On May 14, a federal judge in Mexico City’s First District Court for Execution of Sentences denied Edgar Coronel Aispuro’s request for early release for not meeting legal requirements.
- The case is now before the Primer Tribunal Colegiado de Apelación in criminal matters, registered as docket 443/2025, with a decision expected in the coming months.
- Coronel became eligible to seek preliberation after completing 10 years in custody in October 2025 for ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Last year, Judge Raquel Ivette Duarte acquitted him of participating in Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s 2015 escape, finding the FGR’s evidence insufficient despite allegations he helped plan and execute the breakout.
- A related family precedent looms, as another brother, Inés Omar Coronel, was denied early release in 2020 due to disciplinary issues, a decision later upheld by an appellate tribunal.