A 27-year-old woman was arrested today in New Orleans for allegedly having almost $200,000 worth of meth, according to police.
This morning, Louisiana State Police Detectives assigned to the Bureau of Investigations Narcotics Division / High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force (HIDTA), along with Amtrak, St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office, New Orleans Police Department and Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Carmen Ochoa of Los Angeles for possession of 5.3 pounds of crystal methamphetamine.
Law Enforcement Detectives were assigned to the Amtrak Union Passenger Terminal in New 
Orleans for narcotics interdiction. Ochoa was observed and identified by law enforcement. A consent to search was obtained and detectives discovered that Ochoa was body carrying the methamphetamine. She was arrested and booked into the parish jail on one charge of possession with intent to distribute a schedule II controlled dangerous substance.
http://www.katc.com/story/33325919/la-woman-arrested-for-more-than-5-lbs-of-meth
