CNMI Drug Enforcement Task Force agents arrested on Thursday a couple allegedly engaged in selling methamphetamine or \u201cice\u201d in Chalan Kanoa. <\/p>\n
Christopher John Eger, 38, and his girlfriend, Crisanta Canosa Noche, 50, also known as Manang and Christine, were arrested for drug trafficking and possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n
At a hearing on Friday, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho imposed a $100,000 cash bail each on Eger and Noche.<\/p>\n
Assistant public defender Tillman Clark was appointed as counsel for Noche, while a private counsel will be appointed for Eger.<\/p>\n
Preliminary hearing will be on June 15 at 9am.<\/p>\n
Assistant attorney general Chester Hinds appeared for the government at the bail hearing.<\/p>\n
According to DETF officer Roque K. Camacho, they were able to purchase \u201cice\u201d from the couple using their cooperating source at three \u201cbuy-walk\u201d operations at the suspects\u2019 residence on Elphidia St. in Chalan Kanoa 2 last April.<\/p>\n
Camacho said during the operation they were only able to identify the suspects as Chris and his girlfriend, Manang\/Christine.<\/p>\n
Camacho said surveillance showed that known drug users and traffickers were seen coming in and out from the couple\u2019s residence. <\/p>\n
Camacho disclosed in his report that during their first \u201cbuy-walk\u201d operation on April 12, their cooperating source was able to purchase $30 worth of \u201cice\u201d from the couple.<\/p>\n
During the second operation held later that same day of April 12, a cooperating source was able to buy from the suspects $30 worth of crystal meth.<\/p>\n
During the third operation on April 14, a cooperating source managed to buy 0.3 gross grams of crystal meth from the couple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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