leader of the Tijuana cartel is alleged to be Enedina Arrellano Felix, whose brothers had managed the cartel, once the most powerful in Mexico.
A leader of the Tijuana cartel is alleged to be Enedina Arrellano Felix, whose brothers had managed the cartel, once the most powerful in Mexico. Another prominent woman is Sandra Avila Beltrán, dubbed "La Reina del Pacifico," the Queen of the Pacific, for her alleged role in shipping cocaine from Colombia to Mexico for the Sinaloa cartel. She was arrested last year and faces charges of organized crime, money laundering and conspiracy to traffic drugs. "We're definitely seeing more women, and we're seeing them playing a more important role," said Jack Riley, special agent in charge of the El Paso office of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. "They have other skills to influence rivals. They're more persuasive and more organized about their activities, whether money laundering or running their own operations." An earlier crime figure known as "La Nacha" remains a legend in Ciudad Juárez. Ignacia Jasso arguably created the first J...