TexASS Grandmother Receives Life In Prison For First-Time Drug Offense

The federal government didn't offer a reward for the capture of
Houston grandmother Elisa Castillo, nor did it accuse her of touching
drugs, ordering killings or getting rich off crime.

But three years after a jury convicted her in a conspiracy to smuggle
at least a ton of cocaine on tour buses from Mexico to Houston, the 56-
year-old first-time offender is locked up for life, without the
possibility of parole.

Three years ago, Elisa Castillo entered into an unusual business
arrangement at the urging of her boyfriend: a Mexican businessman
agreed to partner with her to purchase three tour buses that would
travel between Mexico and Houston. He fronted the money for the buses,
but they were kept in her name. Castillo claims she was unaware the
buses were also fitted with secret compartments enabling them to
smuggle cocaine across the border, but she was convicted nonetheless


http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/05/22/grandmother-receives-life-prison-first-time-drug-offense

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