SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 24 – A man who
was arrested trying to pick up a package of drugs mailed
from Puerto Rico came to plead guilty on February 24 before
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge Dale E. Ho. Inner City Press was
there.
The Complaint describes a UPS location in The Bronx, and
defendant Mena as saying the package contained clothes, for
his sick mother, and a safe "which he needed immediately."
He said he was going to re-sell the safe.
He consented to a search of the safe, which contained
stamped bricks of campaign. Judge Ho read out
the agreed sentencing guideline: 46 to 57 months. Sentencing
is set for June 5 at 10:30 am.
The overall case is USA v. Auringer, 1:25-cr-156 (Ho)