Daughter offers no clues on Mexican drug lord

By Elliot Spagat

Associated Press

Published: Tuesday, Oct. 16 2012 7:16 p.m. MDT

FILE - In this June 10, 1993, file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, appears for reporters after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez on the outskirts of Mexico City, from which he later escaped. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, was arrested Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at San Diego's San Ysidro port of entry and charged with fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents. Two U.S. officials said Monday, Oct. 15, that she told authorities her father was Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the arrest publicly.

Damian Dovarganes, File, Associated Press

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Summary

A U.S. official says the daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords didn't share information that might lead to her father's capture after she was held in San Diego on an immigration violation.

SAN DIEGO — A U.S. official says the daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords didn't share information that might lead to her father's capture after she was held in San Diego on an immigration violation.

The official said Tuesday that the arrest of Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar has been "a dead end" in the search for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the elusive leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an investigation that has not been made public.

The 31-year-old woman was charged Monday with fraud and misuse of visas, three days after authorities arrested her at San Diego's San Ysidro port of entry, the nation's busiest border crossing.

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