A woman wanted for nearly 30 years in connection with the 1996 death of her 3-year-old daughter has been arrested in Mexico, authorities said.

Maria Narez, 48, was taken into custody Saturday in Mexico as part of a joint international law enforcement operation, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.

Narez was originally arrested in Tarrant County in late 1996 following the death of her daughter, Kasandra L. White. Prosecutors allege Narez intentionally caused the child’s death by shaking her, throwing her into a wall, striking her with an unknown object and causing her head to hit a door.

A Tarrant County grand jury indicted Narez on a capital murder charge in April 1997.

After her bond was reduced to $25,000, Narez failed to appear for subsequent court proceedings, prosecutors said. Her bond was later forfeited, and a warrant was issued in late 1997.

Authorities said Narez subsequently left the United States and remained a fugitive for nearly three decades.

The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office said investigators continued pursuing the case despite the passage of time.

The arrest was made possible through cooperation between Mexican and U.S. authorities, including Mexico Interpol, the U.S. Marshals Service Mexico Foreign Field Office, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Justice Office of International Affairs.

Tarrant County District Attorney investigators Tiffany Johnson and Victor Espino-Nevarez, along with Assistant District Attorney Steven Elliott, also contributed to the investigation.

Authorities said Narez is expected to be extradited to Tarrant County, where she will face the capital murder charge stemming from her daughter’s death.

The allegations against Narez have not been proven in court. She is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office credited the international law enforcement partners involved in the arrest, saying their continued efforts helped ensure the case remained active and that the pursuit of the capital murder charge did not end with Narez’s disappearance.