MEXICO CITY.- Amanda Rachelle Miller, who used the alias the “Queen of the South”was extradited from Mexico a USAaccording to authorities in the neighboring country.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, the deportation of Amanda Rachelle, linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, It occurred on May 30, 2024 to face charges for drug trafficking crimes in the United States, among others.
The announcement of a “Queen of the South” who was deported to the United States occurs one day after the arrest of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada y Joaquin Guzman Lopezson of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, both leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel.
The “Queen of the South” deported from Mexico to the U.S.
Preliminary information indicates that Amanda Rachelle, 33 years old, She had been a fugitive from justice for almost four years when she was located and arrested in Culiacan, Sinaloa by Mexican authorities and deported to the United States on May 30.
The woman born in Tucson, Arizona She was handed over to U.S. authorities to face three felony charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering.
What are the charges against the “Queen of the South”?
The official statement of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona says the charges against the self-proclaimed “Queen of the South” are:
Case number 21-CR-03072-TUC-SHR: Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Methamphetamine, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Methamphetamine.
This indictment relates to an incident that allegedly occurred on November 12, 2020.
Case number 21-CR-02360-TUC-JGZ: Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.
This indictment relates to drug transactions that allegedly occurred in April and August 2021, while Miller was at large.
Case number 22-CR-02454-TUC-RCC: Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.
He is also charged with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and money laundering.
This indictment relates to drug transactions and money laundering activities that allegedly occurred from September 2021 through late 2022, again while Miller was a fugitive from justice.
Maximum penalties for the charges range from 20 years to life in prison and fines ranging from $500,000 to $10 million.
This is how the “Queen of the South” was arrested and escaped
The prosecution document states that U.S. authorities first located Amanda Miller in late 2020, “at the culmination of an investigation into the distribution of narcotics occurring at several motels in the Tucson area.”
The suspect was captured while trying to flee from a motel in downtown Tucson where agents carried out the anti-narcotics operation.
Evidence was found in the motel room that incriminated the “Queen of the South” with methamphetamine, heroin y fentanylincluding a vacuum sealing device, a digital scale and more than $25,000 in cash.
Agents also found two suspicious drug distribution ledgers, one of which had Miller’s first name written on the back cover.
Following the findings, the alleged drug trafficker was charged in federal court in November 2020 and indicted on December 1 of the following year.
However, She escaped after being released pretrial and fled to Mexico.
“In late September 2021, an undercover agent, posing as a bulk buyer of narcotics, made contact with Miller through social media.”
The detainee used the alias “Reina Sur”.
US investigations indicate that the Queen of the South was linked “to two historic drug seizures, in April and August 2021.”
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2024-08-10 13:00:52
