United States v. Arize

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEINSTEIN, District Judge:

Defendant Peace Arize pled guilty to importing heroin into the United States. She was arrested at JFK Airport having swallowed balloons containing heroin prior to boarding the plane in Belgium. Since her arrest she has given birth to a baby boy at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Defendant did not know that she was pregnant when she swallowed the drugs and traveled to the United States.

Based on the crime of importation and the defendant’s lack of criminal history, a Guideline range of 41 to 51 months results. The government has not moved for…