▁s elling ▁mar iju ana ▁and ▁morph ine ▁from ▁this ▁stand . ▁So on ▁after ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁“ m ule ” ▁s elling ▁dru gs ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁using ▁common ▁b ask ets ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁mer ch and ise . ▁ <0x09> ▁Through ▁this ▁activity , ▁she ▁met ▁Castro ▁Ru iz ▁Ur qu izo ▁of ▁Ciudad ▁Ju á rez , ▁accomp any ing ▁him ▁there ▁and ▁ ▁learned ▁about ▁the ▁international ▁drug ▁trade , ▁making ▁connections ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁prominent ▁families ▁in ▁this ▁activity ▁living ▁along ▁the ▁US - M ex ico ▁border . ▁Living ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁she ▁had ▁two ▁daughters , ▁María ▁Lu isa ▁y ▁Dol ora , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁also ▁later ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁making ▁her ▁a ▁mat ri arch . ▁ ▁After ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁La ▁Ch ata ▁opened ▁her ▁own ▁stand ▁s elling ▁food ▁in ▁La ▁Mer ced . ▁However , ▁she ▁used ▁this ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁cover ▁to ▁continue ▁s elling ▁mar iju ana , ▁morph ine ▁and ▁hero in ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁R ise ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Est é vez ’ s ▁activities ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁both ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁most ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁drug ▁trade ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁Her ▁network ▁extended ▁from ▁that