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A Swedish woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to smuggle a massive amount of cocaine into Suffolk County.
Prosecutors say two packages containing 10 kilograms of cocaine from California were intercepted by police at a FedEx facility in August 2024.
During the investigation, law enforcement officials discovered that Amanda Abrahamsson went to a FedEx in Bohemia to inquire about the packages.
She also called FedEx to track the packages and provided a callback number.
Authorities called her and arranged a meeting where she believed she would pick up the packages at a Walgreens in Patchogue.
Upon arrival, she took the packages from an undercover officer and was immediately arrested.
Prosecutors say she provided a written confession and admitted to her role as a drug courier after being apprehended.
She pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in April.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office says she will be deported to Sweden after serving her sentence.