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Woman Accused of Using Coronavirus Crisis to Move 100 Pounds of Pot

A 24-year-old woman in Maryland tried to move 100 pounds of pot during the coronavirus crisis assuming that police officers had taken their focus off drug trafficking. Investigators received a tip…

A 24-year-old woman in Maryland tried to move 100 pounds of pot during the coronavirus crisis assuming that police officers had taken their focus off drug trafficking.

Investigators received a tip from a confidential informant and learned the woman was  going to use the COVID-19 emergency as an opportunity to move large amounts of marijuana, traveling several hours to make the transaction.  Officers found the woman in possession of 100 pounds of pot with a street value of $200,000. The weed had been vacuumed sealed bags inside three large duffel bags.