The latest news from Latin America in 59 seconds.
In Mexico, authorities extradited one of the country’s high-profile cartel leaders, Sandra Avila, also known as the “Queen of the Pacific.” Avila is headed to Florida where she will face charges for cocaine possession and distribution. Hugo Chavez claims that Venezuelan security forces arrested an unnamed America that he says is involved in a conspiracy against his government amidst presidential elections. And in Colombia, officials banned a children’s sticker album dedicated to the life of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
