The Superior Court has imposed a $100,000 cash bail on a man who was allegedly caught bringing in methamphetamine or \u201cice\u201d disguised as a package through the U.S. Postal Service on Saipan. <\/p>\n
The Superior Court imposed a $100,000 cash bail on Korey Leon, who is facing charges of importation of contraband, trafficking, and possession of crystal methamphetamine.<\/p>\n
Last Tuesday, during Leon\u2019s bail hearing, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho granted Leon\u2019s request to modify his bail and be released to his mother as his primary third-party custodian and his aunt, who was listed as the alternate third-party custodian.<\/p>\n
Leon was not required to post bail after his third-party custodians acknowledged and assured the court that they know that they will be held liable to pay the full bail amount of $100,000 if Leon violates his release conditions.<\/p>\n
Camacho placed Leon on house arrest and told Leon that he could only leave the home if one of his third-party custodians accompanies him.<\/p>\n
According to court information, during a routine inspection at the U.S. Postal Service on Oct. 19, Customs officer Wesley Emul discovered a medium-sized, clear-sealed plastic bag that contained a white crystalline substance inside a white U.S. postal priority mail envelope.<\/p>\n
The package, which was sent from Port Orchard, Washington, was picked up by Leon who told the Customs officer that he was receiving the envelope for his aunt.<\/p>\n
The Customs officer informed his immediate supervisor,who brought in a contraband enforcement team to the Saipan postal facility to test and process the substance in the envelope. The substance tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine or \u201cice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leon, who agreed to speak without a lawyer, told an investigator that he knew what was inside the package prior to picking it up. He told the officer that he knew it contained \u201cdope.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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