ST. LOUIS Rita Aramyan of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Aramyan appeared today before United States District Court Judge Ronnie L. White.
Beginning in April 2013 and ending around May 2019, Aramyan was part of a drug trafficking organization that conspired to distribute multi-kilogram quantities of marijuana from sources of supply based in California and launder the proceeds. In total, the organization distributed more than 3,000 kilograms of marijuana to various cities across the United States, including St. Louis, and laundered more than $1.5 million in drug proceeds.
During the course of the conspiracy, Aramyan couriered between 700 and 1,000 kilograms of bulk marijuana from Las Vegas to various cities including St. Louis, Missouri. The marijuana was smuggled in luggage carried on to commercial flights. In one instance, Aramyan was arrested in Fresno, California in possession of approximately 100 pounds of bulk marijuan