editorial comment Lots of soldiers on dope lately.......

Two woman have pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell marijuana and cocaine at Fort Bragg.

Patricia Jean Hamilto, 18, and Maliza Castro, 20, entered their pleas Monday in federal court in New Bern. They face sentencing Feb. 22 and each could receive up to 20 years in prison and be fined as much as $ 1 million.

Court papers said Hamilton and Castro sold drugs three times to an undercover agent in August at a barracks on post.

Hamilton and Castro are married to soldiers, but post officials wouldn't disclose their husbands' names or units.

The women are free on $25,000 bail and have been banned from Fort Bragg.

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