Joanne Marian Segovia (64) worked for the local police union, was a loving grandmother - and dealt drugs on the side.

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Joanne Marian Segovia (64) was a picture-perfect grandmother: She cared for her grandchildren, was extremely popular in her neighborhood, and was the figurehead of the local police union.

But no one knew that the likable grandmother had been dealing drugs on a large scale for years.

The 64-year-old from San Jose, California, hoodwinked her family for years with a Walter White-worthy performance, baffled relatives and colleagues told the U.S. newspaper New York Post.

According to prosecutors, Segovia led a double life in the "Breaking Bad" series style since late 2015: she ordered at least 61 shipments of drugs from Hong Kong, Hungary, India, and Singapore and shipped them to all parts of the United States.

The drugs were mainly Fentanyl Analogues, strong painkillers, and other opiates. What seems even more unbelievable is that she operated her drug shipping business while working in a high position for the U.S. city's police union.

The 64-year-old was extremely popular with the police department.

Segovia allegedly worked with encrypted WhatsApp messages to schedule the shipments. In addition, she exchanged hundreds of letters over the past several years using a phone number with an Indian country code.

The indictment says there was never a hint of her criminal activity over all those years. Husband Domingo Segovia, 79, also allegedly had no idea of his wife's drug dealings.

Segovia with her husband, Domingo.

Over the past three years, police had repeatedly intercepted drug shipments sent anonymously through post offices in the area. After a detailed investigation, they could finally trace the packages - and arrest the drug kingpin grandma.

A niece told the New York Post, "She's the sweetest woman ever, very loving, generous, and family-oriented. So we're all surprised and can't believe it."

He said there was no reason for the criminal activity: "They didn't need money. They had both made excellent money and didn't need anything."

Segovia, meanwhile, denied the allegations, telling authorities that the mastermind behind the drug deal was her housekeeper - a "family friend." If convicted, the defendant faces up to 20 years in prison.