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21-05-2025
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Georgia woman gets decade in prison for smuggling 12 lbs. of meth to Mass. in dog food bag
A Georgia woman has been sentenced to a decade in prison for smuggling 12 pounds of meth to Massachusetts by hiding it in a large dog food bag, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. In January 2025, 28-year-old Brooke Logan Paniagua pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense in connection with the incident, the U.S. Attorney's office said in a press release. Paniagua worked for a drug trafficking organization that brings illegal substances into the U.S. from Mexico, the U.S. Attorney's office said. Federal investigators began investigating her in September 2022 after the organization informed a confidential source that a woman would be transporting 12 pounds of meth from Georgia to Massachusetts. Paniagua called the source to coordinate a meeting time and location at which the source would buy the drugs from her, explaining that the meth was hidden inside a 50-pound bag of dog food, the U.S. Attorney's office said. When she arrived at the location, she notified the source, but she was soon intercepted by police. Investigators found a large, partially opened back of dog food with five plastic containers filled with 12.3 pounds of 97% pure meth in Paniagua's car, the U.S. Attorney's office said. They also discovered a .22-caliber handgun loaded with eight rounds in her back pocket during a search of her person. On May 14, a federal judge sentenced Paniagua to 10 years in prison and four years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's office said. `All Access PD: Grand Rapids' episode 7, how to stream tonight for free Mass. lawyer to plead guilty to embezzling millions from relatives, business associate Assumption University student agrees to plead guilty to cyber-extorting companies Boston man charged in connection with sexual assault in the North End Police ID Belmont man in connection with hatchet assault in road rage incident Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Woman sentenced for trafficking meth hidden in dog food to Massachusetts
BOSTON (WWLP) – A Georgia woman was sentenced to prison for her role in trafficking over 10 pounds of methamphetamine to Massachusetts, hidden in a bag of dog food. In a news release from the Department of Justice, in September 2022, a confidential source was informed by a drug trafficking organization that a woman courier would be transporting 12 pounds of methamphetamine from Georgia to Massachusetts. The woman called the confidential source to coordinate the time and location to complete the sale. 60 convicted of trespassing on new border military zone The courier, later identified as 28-year-old Brooke Logan Paniagua of Dalton, Georgia, arrived at the pre-arranged location. Law enforcement intercepted and found a .22 caliber Ruger handgun loaded with eight rounds of ammunition and a partially opened bag of dog food that contained five plastic containers filled with 12.3 pounds of 97% pure methamphetamine. Paniagua pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 48 months of supervised release. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
