Alleged cocaine quality control tester for Mexican drug cartel extradited to US
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She was sniffed out by the feds. 

A Mexican woman responsible for testing the quality of cocaine being trafficked by a drug cartel has been extradited to the United States and charged by federal prosecutors, the Justice Department said. 

Irma Elvira Cruz, known as “Huzipol” and “Madre,” 60, was indicted earlier this month on federal charges of conspiracy to unlawfully import cocaine into the United States and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. 

bricks of cocaine stacked

More than 1,930 packages of cocaine seized at the southern border weighed 1,532 pounds, according to border officials. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

She allegedly conspired with others in Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala and elsewhere to coordinate the transportation of cocaine from Colombia for distribution in Mexico and the United States, including Atlanta.

Cruz was specifically responsible for testing cocaine destined for Atlanta, federal prosecutors said. 

On Sept. 3, 2015, she traveled to Heredia, Asuncion, Costa Rica, to allegedly test the purity of the cocaine to be smuggled into the United States. The next day, authorities stopped vehicles being driven by Cruz’s associates leaving a stash house. 

Arizona Border Wall With Mexico

A Customs and Border Patrol agent patrolling on the U.S. side of a razor-wire border wall along the southern border east of Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

They seized 100 kilograms of cocaine from the vehicles and another 221 kilograms from the stash house, authorities said. 

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