Purported drug cartel operator Sandra Avila Beltran, known as the "Queen of the Pacific," was returned to Mexico from the U.S. on Tuesday and quickly taken to prison to face money-laundering charges.

Jorge Luis Avila-Castanon, 31, has been sentenced to four months in prison for illegally re-entering the United States after previously being deported, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Sandra was booked into the Butler County Jail on June 10, where she remains as a “hold for ICE,” in reference to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, until her court hearing on June 24.

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. -- A Mexican national was sentenced Wednesday to four months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after having previously been deported. Jorge Luis Avila ...

Jacob Beltran covers crime, breaking news and general assignments for the Express-News. He can be reached at [email protected]. A San Antonio native, Jacob began his journalism career in 2010.

Avila, a legal assistant at a workers’ compensation law firm, has a minor criminal record stemming from a 2009 arrest for DUI and drug possession, which saw him spend some time in prison.

Jacob Beltran covers crime, breaking news and general assignments for the Express-News. He can be reached at [email protected]. A San Antonio native, Jacob began his journalism career in 2010.

Sandra Garcia, left, rushed to her mother’s food stand at Villa Parke on Saturday morning after learning that federal agents were detaining people who stopped to buy tamales. (Ryan Carter/SCNG) ...

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