First Woman to Run Major Drug Cartel, 'La Jefa' Arellano Felix, Named to Kingpin List Andrew O'Reilly - Fox News Latino
go to original July 8, 2015

The men of the Arellano Felix clan are dead or in jail so officials believe Enedina Arellano-Felix (front row, right) has taken over. (Life)

Over the last hundred years, women have made huge strides in gaining rights across the globe, in almost every field and contributing to some of the most important developments of the times. They’ve become CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, Supreme Court justices, astronauts and heads of state.

But all the activists who helped bring about those changes probably never pushed for greater opportunity in the world of violent drug cartels.

Even so, United States and Mexican government officials believe that Enedina Arellano Félix, the sister to some of the most infamous and ruthless drug kingpins Mexico has ever seen, is now running the Tijuana Cartel following the arrests and/or deaths of seven of her relatives, including her son and a brother who was shot to death by an assassin dressed as a clown.

Drug Enforcement Administration officials told Fox News Latino that they are working with their Mexican counterparts to monitor the activities of Arellano Félix and that the Treasury Department has put her on its Kingpin list, which among other things freezes any assets she has in the U.S.

"If she is found to be conducting any drug trafficking activities in the U.S., we will go after her with a full court press," Eduardo Chávez, a staff coordinator with the DEA told FNL.

Arellano Félix attended a private university in Guadalajara and graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Besides her accounting background and her family ties, very little is known about the alleged cartel "queenpin."

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Related: Meet the First Woman to Lead a Mexican Drugs Cartel (TIME)

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