The Nation - News from June 2, 1988

Three Georgia women were arrested on charges that they were part of a scheme to mail cocaine to the United States from a U.S. military post office in Panama, and officials said more arrests were expected. The three women and two New York women arrested last week appeared before a federal magistrate in Albany, Ga., charged with conspiracy544501536distribute. A sixth suspect was in custody in New York. Authorities said the scheme came to light last week when a former soldier who was stopped for a traffic violation in Colquitt County, Ga., admitted that he was carrying cocaine and agreed to cooperate with police. His information led to the arrests of the six. An Army spokeswoman in Washington said investigators were looking into the case.