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Man sentenced to 57 months in jail for ‘ice’ trafficking
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Posted on Apr 28 2017
GUAM—The acting Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands Shawn N. Anderson has sentenced Michael V. Bamba to a 57-month term of imprisonment after pleading guilty for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride of “ice.”
Aside from the 57 months in jail, the 33-year-old native of Tamuning was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service. The court also ordered Bamba to pay a mandatory $100 assessment fee. In addition, defendants who are convicted of a federal drug offense may no longer qualify for certain federal benefits.
On April 29, 2015, Bamba was charged by idictment with conspiracy to distribute “ice” and attempted possession with intent to distribute “ice.” On Aug. 13, 2015, Bamba entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute “ice,” in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C).
The investigation revealed that Bamba, and other individuals, agreed to use the mail system to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine on Guam. Law enforcement seized over 137 grams of methamphetamine, with a 90 percent purity level.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance by the Guam Superior Court Probation Office, Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency, and the Guam Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Clyde Lemons, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Guam. (PR)
