Francisca Cortés Picazo Explained

Francisca Cortés
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Name:Francisca Cortés Picazo
Birth Date:May 19, 1955
Alias:"La Paca"
Allegiance:La Paca clan
Charge:Money laundering
Conviction:Unlawful detainment
Conviction Penalty:22 years
Conviction Status:in prison
Spouse:Francisco Pulet Rodríguez "El Tarta"
Children:Francisco Fernández Cortés "El Chirri"

Francisca Cortés Picazo (born 20 May 1955), more commonly known as "La Paca", is a Spanish drug lord, and matriarch of the Romani drug clan known as "La Paca" clan.[1]

The clan operated out of the predominantly Romani neighbourhood of Son Banya on the island of Majorca dealing heroin and cocaine.

Arrest

La Paca was arrested on July 2, 2008 in Son Banya, along with 19 others, by the Civil Guard in an operation dubbed Operation Kabul.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: La emperatriz de Son Banya. The empress of Son Banya. elmundo.es. 2008-07-02. es.
  2. Web site: Cien agentes detienen al 'Clan de La Paca', principal introductor de drogas en Mallorca. 100 agents arrest La Paca clan, the main introducer of drugs in Majorca. 20minutos.es. 2008-07-02. es.