<p>Enedina Arellano Felix is considered by US anti-drug authorities to be the head of the Tijuana cartel, according to Mexican magazine Proceso.<br /><br />The cartel is one of the most powerful and violent in the country, with connections to several Central and South American countries.<br /><br />The organisation controls the flow of cocaine, marijuana and other drugs into the US in the border areas of Tijuana and Mexicali, the El Universal newspaper said.<br /><br />Benjamin Arellano Felix - considered the leader and mastermind of the cartel - has been extradited to the US, while three of his five brothers are serving prison sentences, one has died and the other is in hiding.<br /><br />In a special report, Proceso magazine described the life of a woman nicknamed "La Jefa", "La Madrina" or "La Narcomami" - all aliases of Enedina - saying she became the brain of the family business in 2000.<br /><br />She leads the outfit's money laundering operations, it said.</p>
<p>Enedina Arellano Felix is considered by US anti-drug authorities to be the head of the Tijuana cartel, according to Mexican magazine Proceso.<br /><br />The cartel is one of the most powerful and violent in the country, with connections to several Central and South American countries.<br /><br />The organisation controls the flow of cocaine, marijuana and other drugs into the US in the border areas of Tijuana and Mexicali, the El Universal newspaper said.<br /><br />Benjamin Arellano Felix - considered the leader and mastermind of the cartel - has been extradited to the US, while three of his five brothers are serving prison sentences, one has died and the other is in hiding.<br /><br />In a special report, Proceso magazine described the life of a woman nicknamed "La Jefa", "La Madrina" or "La Narcomami" - all aliases of Enedina - saying she became the brain of the family business in 2000.<br /><br />She leads the outfit's money laundering operations, it said.</p>