Nicole Paquette’s arrest area’s largest cocaine bust.

Nicole Paquette’s arrest in 2006 led to what police Chief John Romero called the area’s largest cocaine bust.Police found 21 kilograms of cocaine in boxes in Paquette’s rental van and another 30 kilos in a Methuen home, which combined Romero said had a street value of $2.5 million.Paquette’s lawyer argued that his client had only a "minimal role" in the drug operation and did not know whether the closed, unmarked boxes contained cocaine or marijuana.The trial of co-defendant Angel Ayala Roque is scheduled to start next month.

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