Sandra Avila Beltran , known as the `` Queen of the Pacific '' for alleged drug dealings , was deported Tuesday from the United States to Mexico , where she will face money-laundering charges , the third set of criminal accusations against her . Avila landed in Mexico City on a chartered plane from El Paso , Texas , along with other deportees , the Mexican attorney general 's office said . She was being held in a hangar belonging to the attorney general 's office , where she will be served with an arrest warrant , the state-run Notimex news agency reported . She will undergo a medical exam before being transported to the state of Jalisco , where she faces charges of money laundering , according to Notimex . Avila 's name stands out on the list of accused leaders of Mexico 's male-dominated drug trade . The 52-year-old 's life is the subject of a best-selling book and a popular ballad . She was dubbed Queen of the Pacific because the smuggling routes she is alleged to have controlled brought drugs from Colombia to Mexico along the Pacific Coast . Avila 's lawyer , Stephen Ralls , told CNNMexico last week that Avila is `` optimistic '' about facing what will be her third judicial process , after being exonerated in her first trial in Mexico and having reach a plea deal in her second case in the United States . Mexico arrests alleged leader of Gulf Cartel . A federal court in Miami in July sentenced Avila to 70 months in prison for helping a Colombian drug lord , but under the plea deal the judge ruled that her time served in Mexico and in the United States was enough to complete her sentence . The judge ordered her deportation . Avila was first arrested in Mexico City on September 28 , 2007 , smiling before cameras as authorities trumpeted her detention . Mexico 's case against her drew widespread attention as it made its way through the nation 's courts . After her acquittal , authorities extradited her last year to the United States , where she was accused of conspiring to smuggle cocaine along with Juan Diego Espinosa Ramirez , a Colombian national who was also known as `` The Tiger . '' Avila denied the charges . And despite the high-profile accusations against her , authorities have not convicted Avila of any direct drug-trafficking crimes . The U.S. conviction was for being an accessory after the fact .
Sandra Torres , had pleaded guilty in a drug case in the United States . The judge sentenced her to time served ; she is now back in Mexican custody . She faces charges of drug smuggling in Mexico .