Homeless man accused of mailing 200 grams of meth is indicted

A Licking County grand jury has indicted a man who authorities say mailed more than 200 grams of methamphetamine to Newark from California.

Jamie J. Zorrero, 33, no last known address, was charged with one count aggravated possession of methamphetamine, a first-degree felony.

On Feb. 10, officers with the Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task force were notified by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service about an intercepted package that contained about 220 grams of methamphetamine, Licking County Assistant Prosecutor Chris Reamer said.

If one dose is one-quarter of a gram, the package included enough methamphetamine for 880 doses. The bulk amount of methamphetamine, used to determine charges in Ohio, is 3 grams.

Zorrero, who is homeless, sent the package to a Newark resident who was unaware of the contents, Reamer said.

CODE set up delivery of the package from Columbus, where it was intercepted, to Newark and waited to see who would come for the package, Reamer said.

Zorrero was detained and interviewed, and he admitted to having the package shipped to a Newark address, according to the affidavit for his arrest.

Officers said Zorrero admitted to traveling to California, buying methamphetamine, mailing the package and flying back to Ohio to receive the shipped package, according to the affidavit.

Zorrero remains in the Licking County Justice Center on a $200,000 bond set by Licking County Municipal Court Judge Michael Higgins.

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