Sonia Sanjinez de Atala | |
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Born | c. 1951 (age 72–73) Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
Nationality | Bolivian |
Other names | "La Reina de la Cocaina" ("Queen of Cocaine") |
Occupation | Drug trafficker |
Spouse | Walter Atala |
Children | 4 |
Sonia Sanjinez de Atala (born c. 1951) is a Bolivian former drug trafficker. A member of "La Corporación" ("The Corporation"), Atala was one of the narcos responsible for the 1980 Bolivian coup d'état, known as the "Cocaine Coup", and the most powerful female drug lord in Bolivia at the time.