Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr arrested by ICE only days after Jake Paul fight
On Wednesday, ICE agents arrested the Mexican boxer only four days after he fought Jake Paul at the Honda Centre in Anaheim, California.
On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted to X about the boxer's arrest for alleged connections to the Sinaloa Cartel.
'On July 2, ICE arrested Mexican boxer and criminal illegal alien Julio Cesar Chavez Jr,' Homeland Security wrote.
'He is now being processed for expedited removal from the United States. This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organised crime and trafficking firearms, ammunitions and explosives.'
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