Julio Cesar Chavez Jr arrested by ICE agents over alleged cartel connections just days after Jake Paul fight
After fighting Jake Paul last weekend, the former champion was arrested for a warrant in Mexico.
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been arrested by ICE agents for alleged cartel connections
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Chavez allegedly had connections to the cartels.
He is currently being processed and being taken into custody in the Los Angeles area.
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained prominent Mexican boxer and criminal illegal alien Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and is processing him for expedited removal from the United States," the agency said.
"Chavez is a Mexican citizen who has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives."
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