The 'Queen' has fallen. Sandra Ávila Beltrán, known for her relationship with drug lord Juan Diego Espinosa Ramírez, has pleaded guilty in Miami to charges arising from a major cocaine trafficking case.
Records show that Ávila Beltrán was an accessory after the fact in the organization that included Espinosa Ramírez, who was her boyfriend while he lead Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. Espinosa Ramírez pleaded guilty in 2009 to cocaine trafficking charges.
A statement signed by the Mexican native confirms she provided money to her then partner for travel and lodging so he could evade arrest by authorities between 2002 and 2004. She faces a maximum of 15 years in prison.
However, the Miami Herald expects her to receive a much lesser sentence, including six years for her time served in a Mexican prison before being extradited to Miami last August.
"Both sides felt the charge of accessory after the fact would be fair," said Howard Schumacher, her attorney.
Ávila stood out in a narco-trafficking world dominated by men and the news media have long been fascinated with her, ever since she was arrested in 2007 in Mexico City.
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