▁city ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁even ▁into ▁Canada , ▁constructed ▁from ▁family ▁and ▁rom antic ▁connections , ▁the ▁only ▁ones ▁available ▁to ▁women ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁period . ▁She ▁married ▁a ▁former ▁cop ▁named ▁En rique ▁Jar amil lo ▁and ▁converted ▁a ▁mechan ics ’ ▁shop ▁in ▁P ach uca ▁into ▁a ▁distribution ▁center . ▁Her ▁marriage ▁gave ▁her ▁contacts ▁in ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁the ▁political ▁class , ▁which ▁provided ▁her ▁information ▁and ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁money ▁la und ering . ▁ ▁Another ▁of ▁her ▁known ▁accomp lices ▁was ▁En rique ▁Esc ud ero ▁Rom ano . ▁Her ▁relationship ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁other ▁men ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁continue ▁expand ing ▁her ▁business ▁beyond ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁Jar amil lo ▁was ▁her ▁principal ▁point ▁person ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁Esc ud ero ▁helped ▁her ▁maintain ▁contacts ▁and ▁labor ator ies ▁outside ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁rise ▁in ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁was ▁becoming ▁more ▁problem atic ▁for ▁North ▁American ▁govern ments ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Est é vez ’ s ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁trade ▁made ▁her ▁seem ▁more ▁dangerous ▁to ▁drug ▁control ▁efforts ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁woman . ▁The ▁narr ative ▁of ▁anti - d rug ▁efforts ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁made ▁women ▁vict ims . ▁However , ▁La ▁Ch ata ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁pass ive ▁particip ant , ▁but ▁rather ▁an ▁opportun ist . ▁ ▁Pro sec ution ▁of ▁La ▁Ch ata ▁The ▁secretary ▁of