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The episode was generally well-received for its tension and visceral depiction of the drug trade's brutality. "Queen of the South" Cuarenta Minutos (TV Episode 2016)

Teresa must swallow and transport narcotics. The stakes are raised when a fellow mule, Adaline, dies in front of her after a packet ruptures in her stomach. [S1E2] Cuarenta Minutos

To avoid being forced into prostitution, Teresa volunteers to serve as a drug mule for Camila’s operation. The episode was generally well-received for its tension

Following her escape from Mexico, Teresa Mendoza finds herself in Dallas under the control of Camila Vargas, the estranged wife of cartel leader Epifanio Vargas. [S1E2] Cuarenta Minutos

A disturbing scene features men slicing open the deceased Adaline to retrieve the drug packets, illustrating the cartel’s view of mules as mere "storage containers".