2 women arrested at O’Hare Airport with 22 kilos of suspected cocaine
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2 women arrested at O’Hare Airport with 22 kilos of suspected cocaine
Authorities say one woman had about 13 kilograms and the other had about nine kilograms after both consented to searches following a canine alert.
Two California women were arrested at O’Hare Airport after DEA agents found a total of 22 kilograms of suspected cocaine in their checked luggage.
Both women are now charged with drug trafficking and possession with intent to deliver, and the investigation is ongoing.
Acting on a lead, DEA agents located Nancy Ramos, 20, of Huntington Park, California, as she arrived at O’Hare from Los Angeles on Monday. After a positive canine alert, Ramos consented to a search of her checked luggage, where officers found about 13 kilograms of suspected cocaine, officials said.
Vanessa Perez, 27, of Los Angeles, was also located at the airport. Officers discovered about nine kilograms of suspected cocaine in her checked luggage after she consented to a search.
Both women were charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and controlled substance trafficking.
The Hamilton/Boone County Drug Task Force assisted DEA agents with the case.
