VALDOSTA – A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to a federal methamphetamine charge in Lowndes County, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia.

Dawn Angela Cimmino, 41, of Bowling Green, Fla., a.k.a. Dawn Frazier, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. 

Cimmino entered her plea Jan. 31 in a Valdosta federal courtroom before Hugh Lawson, senior United States District Court judge. 

“According to the stipulated facts, Ms. Cimmino was paid $1,000 to pick up a package containing crystal methamphetamine from a Valdosta hotel and take it to Florida,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “Ms. Cimmino was a runner for the Zoe Pound street gang, which was responsible for having the methamphetamine shipped from California to Georgia then driven to Florida. 

“She said the organization recently started having packages shipped across the country by FedEx and picked up by runners. The total amount attributable to Ms. Cimmino was 978.1 grams of methamphetamine.” 

Following her plea, she faces a maximum sentence of life in prison with a mandatory minimum of 10 years, according to court officials. Sentencing has been scheduled for May 9.

“Methamphetamine continues to be one of the most serious drugs of abuse in the Middle District of Georgia,” Charles Peeler, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, said in a statement. “In a matter of only a few months, it can destroy a person’s physical appearance, health, intellect and emotional stability. Those who deal in methamphetamine deal in human misery and will be held accountable for the choices they make.”

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Sonja B. Profit handled the prosecution.