Pubdate: Tue, 10 Jan 2017
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI)
Copyright: 2017 Star Advertiser
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METH RING LEADER SENTENCED TO 28 YEARS IN PRISON

A leader of a ring that conspired to smuggle methamphetamine from San
Diego to Hawaii has been sentenced in federal court to 28 years in prison,
the U.S. Attorney's office in Honolulu said today.

Jesse Wade Pelkey, 38, of Imperial Beach, Calif., was sentenced Thursday
by Senior District Judge Helen Gillmor. In September, Pelkey pled guilty
to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute
methamphetamine, according to a news release from Florence T. Nakakuni,
U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii.

Nakakuni said in a statement that evidence presented in court showed that
Pelkey was an organizer and leader of a methamphetamine conspiracy that
operated in San Diego and Hawaii and involved five or more members. Six
people in all were convicted.

Pelkey was found responsible for the distribution of 424.9 grams of pure
methamphetamine and 4,989 grams of generic methamphetamine, according to
the U.S. Attorney's office.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
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