Mexico City, May 1 (EFE).- The Mexican government confirmed that Ines Coronel Barreras, the father-in-law of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman, was arrested in an operation with no shots fired. The 45-year-old Coronel Barreras was captured at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday by the Federal Police along with four other people, including his 25-year-old son, Ines Jr., Deputy Government Secretary for Media Affairs Eduardo Sanchez said.

Amanda Knox may return to Italy for a murder retrial, she said as she launched a memoir Tuesday about her nightmare, including frank details about sex, drugs and her harrowing time behind bars. In interviews to promote the book -- which also recounts how she considered suicide in jail -- she said she hoped her slain former roommate Meredith Kercher's family would read it, although she has had no contact with them.

Mexico City, Apr 30 (EFE).- Mexican police arrested Ines Coronel, the father-in-law of the country's biggest drug kingpin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, government officials told the local Milenio television network on Tuesday. Milenio, citing Public Safety officials with the federal government, said that Coronel will be presented publicly by authorities in the next few hours. The information has not been confirmed by the Interior Secretariat as yet, but that ministry called a press conference for 7 p.m. (0000 GMT on Wednesday).

Mexico City, Apr 30 (EFE).- The United States offered to capture drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in a "simple, fast and surgical" operation that would take 15 minutes, but the Mexican military opposed the plan, journalist Jesus Esquivel said in an interview with Efe. "The U.S. intelligence services have located him, they know where he is and are ready to trap him," Esquivel said. Esquivel, Proceso magazine's correspondent in Washington, is promoting his book "La DEA en Mexico."