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U.S. judge denies bail to Mexico’s drug ‘queen’

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MIAMI — A US judge on Tuesday denied bail to Sandra Avila Beltran, a prominent figure in Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa cartel accused of drug trafficking. Nicknamed the “Queen of the Pacific,” Beltran is accused of conspiring to import and distribute five kilograms of cocaine between 1999 and 2004. Judge Patrick…

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Sandra Avila Beltran, drug ‘Queen of the Pacific,’ extradited to U.S. to face trafficking charges

File picture released by the Mexican police of Sandra Avila Beltran, following her arrest in Mexico City, in September, 2007. (AFP Photo/)

US authorities extradited one of the most notorious women accused of links to Mexico’s drug trade on Thursday, Mexican officials said. Mexican police handed over Sandra Avila Beltran, a 52-year-old known as the “Queen of the Pacific,” at an airport in the central city of Toluca. Avila is expected to…

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