NEWARK - A Bergenfield woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to her role in a conspiracy to traffic about two kilograms of cocaine, which prosecutors say she received in the mail from Puerto Rico.

Sasha Melendez, 37, admitted to conspiring with a co-defendant from New York to distribute cocaine, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.

She was arrested on March 24, 2015 when she accepted the drug, contained in a parcel in the mail, Fishman said.

Melendez pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of conspiring to distribute.

The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine, Fishman said.

Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 4.

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