Authorities intercepted more than 1 kilogram of cocaine headed for Kenosha; local women face charges | Crime & Courts
A suspicious FedEx package traveling from Belize to Kenosha led authorities to find more than 1 kilogram of cocaine and a felony charge was filed Friday against a 24-year-old Kenosha woman.
Stefany L. Gomez, of 900 48th Street neighborhoods, was waived on a $5,000 cash bond in a first appearance by Commissioner Larry Keating of the Kenosha District Court.
According to the information contained in the criminal complaint: On January 31, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security special agent notified the Kenosha Special Investigations Unit that a package directed to Kenosha had been intercepted by agents. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped at Miami International Airport.
Investigators from the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia, discovered a shipment of nearly 20,000 coconuts concealing liquid cocaine. Police intercepted a container that was about to leave the port of Cartagena (Bolívar) for Genoa (Italy), and anti-narcotics officers found 504 canvas bags containing 19,780 export-grade coconuts. After testing, it was determined that the water in the tropical fruit had been changed into liquid cocaine. In this sense, the coconuts are sent to a specialized laboratory to determine the exact amount of the drug. Investigations continue to determine the exact point at which nearly 20,000 coconuts were loaded and to identify those responsible. Will contact the Italian authorities for clarification on the structure of the drug trade that will receive cocaine.
The package was opened and found an envelope with “white powder inside”. According to the lawsuit, the vacuum-packed plastic bag containing 1,089 kilograms tested positive for cocaine and was deemed “too large for personal use and indicating intent to sell.”
Authorities also said the defendant’s Kenosha residence had received packages since 2020 from a delivery man in Hong Kong believed to be in contact with individuals currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security. on drugs and money laundering.
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On February 2, a member of the Special Investigations Unit delivered the package to Gomez’s residence, and a detective observed a woman there picking up the package, reading what was on it, and carrying it goes inside.
Members of the SIU and the Kenosha SWAT Police Department then executed a search warrant at the residence, where they found Gomez and her 10-month-old baby.
Inside the home, police said they found a carton containing a packet of baby formula containing 14 grams of marijuana, along with a plastic container of small marijuana cigars that ended up on a dresser and a straw. of glass in the wardrobe.
Officers also said they found two corner-cut plastic bags on the floor of an entry room, a digital scale, a marijuana straw, 2.5 grams of marijuana, and a large empty bag inside the trash. Heat solder smells like marijuana.
Police spoke to Gomez, who said she lives at the mansion with her boyfriend and their child. She told police when she saw the package was coming from Belize, she assumed it was meant for him, because that’s where he came from. Gomez admitted the marijuana belonged to her, but denied knowing about the contents of the package.
Detectives examined the defendant’s cell phone and discovered conversations related to the illegal sale of drugs, along with videos showing Gomez weighing cocaine on a digital scale. Several numbers and other videos where she was seen recording marijuana and methamphetamine intakes.
Additional phone conversations revealed Gomez allegedly engaged in prostitution, when people asked for rates and what was offered, the lawsuit states.
Possession of a felony
Gomez was charged with possession with intent to deliver more than 40 grams of cocaine, which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison, 15-year probation and a $10,000 fine.
The defendant also faces charges of abandoning a child, which carries a penalty of 18 months in prison, two-year supervision and a $10,000 fine, along with THC possession and drug paraphernalia possession.
Gomez will appear in court on Friday for a preliminary hearing.
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