HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) - A 22-year-old Haverhill woman has pleaded not guilty to charges she trafficked about 22 pounds of cocaine in a package through UPS.
The Eagle-Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/2cWRwWR ) Katherine Ramirez entered the plea Thursday to a charge of trafficking more than 200 grams of cocaine in a package. She was arrested after authorities dressed as UPS workers delivered the package to her.
Police say Ramirez told them a person from Puerto Rico asked her to receive a package but didn’t want to give the name of the person to them. Prosecutors say the cocaine had a street value of up to $1 million.
Defense attorney Brendan Kelley says his client has no criminal history and was “asked to do this” either through pressure or desperation.
She’s being held on $1 million bail.
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Information from: The Eagle-Tribune, https://www.eagletribune.com
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