Mexico's 'Queen of the Pacific' Heading Home, But What's Next? Richard Fausset - The Los Angeles Times
go to original August 16, 2013

One of the most notorious female drug traffickers serving time here in the U.S. is awaiting extradition to Mexico. (Fox2)

MEXICO CITY — Mexico may soon be welcoming home Sandra Avila Beltran, the so-called Queen of the Pacific, who gained infamy here after being accused, though never convicted, of being a rare female shot-caller in the drug world.

The Mexican press, citing unnamed Mexican government sources Thursday, reported that Avila  would probably be sent back to her native country very soon, perhaps before the end of the day.

The 52-year-old was reportedly in a Texas detention center awaiting repatriation. She was arrested in 2007 on drug-trafficking charges in Mexico but was acquitted by a judge here. Last year, however, she was extradited to the United States, which accused her of conspiring to import cocaine.

In a deal with prosecutors, she pleaded guilty to one charge of being an accessory to a crime for helping hide her drug dealer boyfriend from authorities. A federal judge in July gave her credit for time served, setting her on the path back to Mexico.

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