Prosecutors Say Body Found in Cardboard Box in Duxbury Had ‘Contents’ Removed
The man whose remains were found in a cardboard box in Duxbury last week had “contents’’ removed from his body, prosecutors said, according to WHDH-TV reporter Nicole Oliverio.
That detail was explained on Monday during court proceedings for Guatemalan 55-year-old Jose Milthon Freddy Azurdia-Montenegro, who was arraigned on Monday for allegedly misleading police in the case. Prosecutors said he lied to police about knowing a person involved with the drug trade and his familiarity with the victim.
The victim was identified as another Guatemalan man, 44-year-old Estuardo Leonel Melgar Perez, who had arrived in the US two days before his body was found. His body was found at the intersection of Alexander Way and Walker Road in Duxbury last week after passersby noticed a strong odor and called police to investigate.
During proceedings on Monday, prosecutors said that the dead body had a long “careful cut’’ from his breast bone to his pelvis, and that “contents’’ were taken from the body. That follows WCVB’s report on Friday that the victim may have been smuggling drugs inside his body as a drug mule.
Montenegro’s bail was set at $10,000 and he must surrender his passport, according to WHDH-TV.
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