| Sandra Avila Beltran, Mexico's Former 'Queen of Cocaine,' Speaks Out Jonathan Franklin - The Guardian | |
| go to original May 16, 2016 |
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Sandra Ávila Beltran has lived, worked and loved inside the upper echelons of the Mexican drug world since the late 1970s.
Released last year after serving a seven year prison sentence – including two years in solitary confinement – Ávila, 56, gave her first interview in nearly a decade.
She spoke to the Guardian’s Jonathan Franklin in an exclusive three-hour meeting from her home in Guadalajara.
Read Jonathan Franklin's report at The Guardian
Related: Mothers Accused of Smuggling Drugs Said Children’s Lives at Risk (Valley Morning Star)
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