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DOJ: California man admits to trafficking meth, fentanyl into Hawaii
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A California man has admitted to mailing practically a pound of methamphetamine and 300 drugs containing fentanyl to a UPS retailer in Hawaii in November 2019.
Officers mentioned Edward Kim’s co-conspirator in Hawaii was supposed to select up the packages on the retailer however he was intercepted by native legislation enforcement and was arrested.
The 36-year-old additionally pled responsible to different drug and gun costs, in accordance with the Division of Justice.
Officers mentioned Kim admitted to scheming with others to rip-off the federal government out of about $5.5 million price of unemployment advantages throughout the pandemic.
They reportedly filed for the monetary assist utilizing the names of about 460 California state jail inmates and different folks.
Kim faces a compulsory minimal sentence of 10 years in federal jail and a statutory most sentence of life imprisonment.
He’s scheduled to be sentenced in March 2023.
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