Woman Sentenced for Mailing Herself Pot
Monday, January 8, 2007 10:33 PM EST
The Associated Press
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — An Amarillo woman who mailed 78 pounds of marijuana to herself was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison Monday.
Tiffany Joy Kelly, 28, pleaded guilty in October to one count of illegal use of a communication facility, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Dallas said in a news release. She has been in custody since her arrest in July, after a postal inspector in El Paso became suspicious of two Express Mail parcels.
A search warrant allowed officials to open the packages, which were then resealed and sent to Kelly at a motel in Amarillo.
Kelly was arrested after accepting the packages. Prosecutors said she admitted buying the marijuana and mailing it to herself so she could distribute it.
Monday, January 8, 2007 10:33 PM EST
The Associated Press
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — An Amarillo woman who mailed 78 pounds of marijuana to herself was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison Monday.
Tiffany Joy Kelly, 28, pleaded guilty in October to one count of illegal use of a communication facility, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Dallas said in a news release. She has been in custody since her arrest in July, after a postal inspector in El Paso became suspicious of two Express Mail parcels.
A search warrant allowed officials to open the packages, which were then resealed and sent to Kelly at a motel in Amarillo.
Kelly was arrested after accepting the packages. Prosecutors said she admitted buying the marijuana and mailing it to herself so she could distribute it.