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Woman accused of testing cocaine quality for Mexico cartel faces charges in U.S.

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Irma Elvira Cruz , 60 , is accused of testing the quality of a large shipment of cocaine bound for Atlanta .

She allegedly conspired with people in Mexico , Colombia , Guatemala and Mexico to coordinate the transportation of cocaine from Colombia for distribution in the U.S. and Mexico .

Cruz allegedly played a "critical role in the trafficking of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States ".