, ▁but ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁arrest ▁occurred ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁However , ▁all ▁three ▁ag encies ▁provided ▁evidence ▁against ▁her ▁in ▁court . ▁She ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁prison ▁in ▁the ▁Is las ▁Mar ías , ▁but ▁was ▁transferred ▁soon ▁after ▁to ▁Mexico ▁City ▁for ▁medical ▁reasons . ▁From ▁there , ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁run ▁her ▁emp ire . ▁ ▁La ▁Ch ata ’ s ▁last ▁arrest ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁processing ▁hero in ▁in ▁her ▁home . ▁New sp aper ▁accounts ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁noted ▁her ▁as ▁“ an ▁intern ation ally ▁famous ▁drug ▁tra ff icker , ▁“ ▁captured ▁with ▁Luis ▁Jar amil lo ▁and ▁ten ▁of ▁her ▁“ ag ents .” ▁Her ▁m ansion ▁contained ▁ 2 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pes os ▁in ▁c ash ▁( five ▁million ▁today ), ▁along ▁with ▁j ew els , ▁rif les ▁and ▁am mun ition . ▁She ▁managed ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁accomp lices ▁out ▁of ▁prison ▁to ▁ass ure ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁business . ▁After ▁her ▁sent encing , ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Women ’ s ▁Pr ison ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁where ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁from ▁heart ▁failure . ▁It ▁is ▁rum ored ▁that ▁the ▁real ▁cause ▁was ▁a ▁hero in ▁over d ose , ▁but ▁her ▁heart ▁condition ▁was ▁well ▁known . ▁Despite ▁her ▁reputation , ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁her