She was sniffed out by the feds.
A Mexican lady answerable for testing the standard of cocaine being trafficked by a drug cartel has been extradited to the USA and charged by federal prosecutors, the Justice Division stated.
Irma Elvira Cruz, referred to as “Huzipol” and “Madre,” 60, was indicted earlier this month on federal costs of conspiracy to unlawfully import cocaine into the USA and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
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A member of the Mexican federal police assessments a packet of cocaine seized by the military. A lady has been charged in the USA with being a high quality management tester for an unnamed drug cartel. (Reuters/Henry Romero)
“Cruz allegedly played a critical role in the trafficking of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States,” stated appearing U.S. Lawyer Richard Moultrie, Jr. “Cruz’s extradition from Mexico is an important step in holding her accountable for her alleged role in bringing dangerous drugs into the United States and into our local communities.”
Cruz was an affiliate of an unnamed drug trafficking group in Mexico and was allegedly answerable for the standard management testing of cocaine transported from Colombia to Costa Rica and Mexico, with the intent of being smuggled into the U.S., authorities stated.
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Greater than 1,930 packages of cocaine seized on the southern border weighed 1,532 kilos, in keeping with border officers. (U.S. Customs and Border Safety)
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 USA, together with Atlanta.
Cruz was particularly answerable for testing cocaine destined for Atlanta, federal prosecutors stated.
On Sept. 3, 2015, she traveled to Heredia, Asuncion, Costa Rica, to allegedly check the purity of the cocaine to be smuggled into the USA. The subsequent day, authorities stopped automobiles being pushed by Cruz’s associates leaving a stash home.

A Customs and Border Patrol agent patrolling on the U.S. facet of a razor-wire border wall alongside the southern border east of Nogales, Ariz. (AP Picture/Charlie Riedel)
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They seized 100 kilograms of cocaine from the automobiles and one other 221 kilograms from the stash home, authorities stated.