FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — A woman who took delivery of a mail package containing 18 pounds of pot was arrested moments later by detectives, police said

Latoya Drew, 25, of Franklin Township.

Latoya Drew, 25, of Hamiltion Street, was charged Thursday with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, according to an announcement by Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano, Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Chief of County Detectives Timothy Fitzgerald, Franklin Township Chief of Police Lawrence Roberts and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge Maria Kelokates.

The prosecutor's office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force on Thursday set up surveillance outside a Hamilton Street residence after receiving a tip that a package containing an unknown controlled dangerous substance was scheduled to be delivered to a that residence by the United States Postal Service, the announcement said. BEGIN RELATED LINKS

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At 11:30 a.m. the package was delivered by a postal inspector and was accepted by Drew, the announcement said.

Moments later, task force detectives and postal inspectors identified themselves to Drew, who granted detectives consent to inspect the parcel, the announcement said.

The detectives found and seized 18 pounds of marijuana within the package and arrested Drew without incident, the announcement said.

The seized marijuana has an estimated street value of about $72,000 dollars, according to the announcement.

Drew was lodged in Somerset County Jail with $75,000 bond set by state Superior Court judge Paul W. Armstrong, it said.

Also assisting in the investigation was K9 Dano of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, a prosecutor's office spokesman said.