Mexican cartel 'Queen' Sandra Avila Beltran pleads guilty in U.S. case, Sandra Avila Beltrán, a Mexican woman known as a drug cartel "Queen," pled guilty to charges related to a major cocaine trafficking case on Tuesday.
BBC reports Avila, who is known as "Queen of the Pacific," admitted to "hindering the arrest" of Juan Diego Espinosa Ramirez between 2002 and 2004. REPORTED
Espinosa, who was her boyfriend at the time, is the former leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. He pled guilty to cocaine trafficking charges in 2009.
Avila, 52, had been incarcerated in Mexico City since 2007 where she was arrested for money laundering and drug trafficking charges. She was extradited to Miami last August.
She's currently facing a prison sentence of 15 years after reaching a plea bargain with officials. She originally denied any wrongdoing.
Avila's uncle, Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, was known as The Godfather of drug trafficking to the U.S. in the 1980s.
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