Crime & Safety

Olivette Man Received Marijuana Package Flagged by Police, Officers Say

Girma Abozen was charged with intent to distribute a controlled substance after he ultimately received the package, police said.

Police had a suspicious package delivered to a Kirkwood residence, and ended up arresting an Olivette man after finding he received nearly one-third of a pound of marijuana in the special delivery.

Kirkwood Police said officers conducted a controlled delivery of the suspicious package in Kirkwood and said Girma Abozen ultimately received the package.

Abozen, 20, of the 9500 block of Laguna in Olivette, was charged Aug. 14 with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

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Kirkwood Police said officers targeted and stopped Abozen’s car and an officer smelled marijuana in the vehicle. A police K-9 unit alerted on a backpack in the vehicle, and officers found 139 grams of marijuana inside, about one-third of a pound.

Abozen posted $750, 10 percent of a $7,500 bond, and was released from jail Aug. 28.

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