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No bail for woman in less than a gram of ‘ice’ case
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Posted on Jun 21 2008
The federal court has imposed no bail “at this time” for a woman who was charged with trafficking less than a gram of methamphetamine or “ice.”
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Alex R. Munson granted the U.S. government’s motion to deny bail for Xiao Feng Li.
During Thursday’s hearing, Munson remanded Li back into the custody of the U.S. Marshal.
Defense attorney F. Matthew Smith reserved the defendant’s right to have a bail hearing at a future date.
Li, a Chinese, pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
Munson accepted Li’s plea and set the jury trial for Aug. 25, 2008 at 9am.
According to the indictment, on or about April 12, 2008, Li distributed and possessed 0.76 net grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride.
No other details were given.
A federal agent served on Thursday the arrest warrant to Li at the Department of Corrections where she was detained after narcotics officers arrested her for drug charges.
Most alleged “ice” traffickers arrested by authorities in the CNMI since last year are Chinese.
