Post office intercepts cocaine headed to Unalaska


Thursday, April 08 2010
Unalaska, AK – The U.S. Postal Inspector in Anchorage intercepted a package filled with cocaine that was bound for Unalaska. According to court documents, the inspector called the Department of Public Safety in Unalaska on March 25 then obtained a search warrant for the suspicious package. It contained 48.3 grams of cocaine and was addressed to Rebecca Flanagan from Bellevue, Washington. When interviewed by Officer Steve Kelly she admitted that she had paid $1,000 for the package and two others had been previously sent to her. She said she weighs it out and sells it primarily to fishermen in order to raise money for her child support payments. Flanagan was charged with one class B felony for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it.