A Mexican woman known as the Queen of the Pacific, has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to helping the former head of a powerful drug cartel avoid police between 2002-2004 according to BBC News.
Sandra Avila Beltran, 52, admitted this week to "hindering the arrest" of Juan Diego Espinosa Ramirez, her former boyfriend. The woman previously denied knowing anything about the major cocaine trafficking case.
Avila has been in jail since 2007 and was extradited to Miami in August 2012 according to the Associated Press. She faces a prison sentence of 15 years for accepting a plea bargain and admitted to providing money to Espinosa for traveling and lodging so he could avoid the police.
Espinosa is the former leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel and pleaded guilty in 2009 to cocaine trafficking charges.
Avila's sentencing hearing has been set for July 25 according to the Associated Press. She's expected to receive a much smaller sentence for admitting she helped her boyfriend and for time already spent in jail.
Avila spent six years in a Mexican prison before she was transferred last year according to the BBC.
"Both sides felt the charge of accessory after the fact would be reflective of a fair and just result," Avila's attorney, Howard Schumacher, told the Miami Herald this week.
Avila was arrested back in 2007 in Mexico City and was formally charged with money laundering and drug trafficking. She claimed for years that she made her money selling clothes and renting out houses.
Related Articles:
$100 Bill Redesigned, Federal Reserve Aims For October Release Date (PHOTOS/ VIDEO)
Matt Kenseth's Race-Winning Car Fails Inspection, Loses 50 Points, Crew Chief Fined $200,000 (VIDEO)
2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Gets EPA Rating Of 82 Miles, 119 MPGe Combined (VIDEO)
Porsche Boxster Tops Mercedes-Benz SLK, Audi TT and BMW Z4 in Consumer Reports Tests (VIDEO)
2013 Toyota RAV4 Review: Redesigned Model Falls Behind Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5 (VIDEO)
See Now: OnePlus 6: How Different Will It Be From OnePlus 5?
