HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Lancaster County woman has been convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine following a three-day trial.
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Moniqua Ramirez, 44, conspired with others to smuggle kilograms of cocaine into central Pennsylvania through the U.S. mail.
The cocaine was shipped from Puerto Rico and mailed to various drop locations in Lancaster, where parcels were retrieved by conspirators for further distribution. They also engaged in street level drug trafficking, including selling heroin and fentanyl to customers.
The conspirators then transported the cash back to Puerto Rico, furthering the trafficking.
Ramirez’s coconspirators, Ricardo Soto, Jonathan Lopez Arizmendi, Ricky Sanchez, Angel Leon-Rivera, Omar Carmenaty Morales, and Lucas Doel Gonzalez-Alvarado, pleaded guilty.
On January 19, 2023, Ricardo Soto was sentenced to 46 months in prison. Jonathan Arizmendi, Ricky Sanchez, Angel Leon-Rivera, Omar Carmenaty Morales, and Lucas Doel Gonzalez-Alvarado are awaiting sentencing.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
