Cartel duress claim fails; woman gets 20 years for meth trafficking

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – A Georgia woman was found guilty of meth trafficking and sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday.

The state attorney’s office said Christina Heath, 45, of Conyers, Georgia, had almost 1,000 grams of meth on her when she was arrested on March 2, 2025.

She was pulled over on Highway 79 for speeding when the drugs were found.

In court, Heath claimed she was bringing the drugs into Bay County under duress from a cartel…

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