MEXICO.- Sandra Ávila Beltrán, born in Mexicali and nicknamed by media as "La Reina del Pacífico", or The Queen of the Pacific in reference to her alleged leadership in drug cartels, will be released tomorrow according to an order established by the Second Unitary Tribunal of Zapopan, Jalisco, in appeal to her 5 year prison sentence, which she previously received after being charged with money laundering.

After 7 years of different criminal prosecutions in Mexico and the United States for organized crime and drug dealing, Ávila Beltrán is now "clear" of any charge, with no more trials that threaten to "steal" her freedom again.

"La Reina" (The Queen) was arrested on September 28th, 2007 in Mexico City, along side her partner Juan Diego Espinoza Ramírez, charged with an alleged link between Mexican and Colombian cartels.

A year later she was found guilty and sentenced to prison. She was taken to the US for trial and on April of 2013 she admitted to "economically assisting a convicted drug dealer," granting her a minor sentence due to this confession.

"La Reina del Pacífico" has gained some notoriety in popular culture, getting her own "narcorrido" perfomed by Los Tucanes de Tijuana with the name of "Fiesta en la Sierra", although this isn't the only one. El Komander, also recorded a song called "La Mafiosa" to pay homage to Sandra's work and the Telemundo TV series "La Reina del Sur," is said to be inspired in her story.

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