A woman was indicted in federal court last Friday for her alleged involvement in a conspiracy to make methamphetamine through the so-called shake-and-bake method.<\/p>\n
The indictment charged Joanne Marie Deleon Guerrero Castro with one count of conspiracy to possess pseudoephedrine, knowing it would be used to make methamphetamine.<\/p>\n
Castro, through her court-appointed counsel Robert T. Torres, pleaded not guilty last Friday morning. <\/p>\n
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona set Castro\u2019s jury trial on July 2, 2019, at 10am.<\/p>\n
Castro was released on an unsecured $100 bond. The judge okayed no location monitoring for Castro but only set some home detention requirements. Torres and assistant U.S. attorney Garth Backe agreed to this.<\/p>\n
According to the indictment, between Aug. 12, 2017 and Jan. 25, 2018, Castro conspired with others to possess pseudoephedrine, knowing it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine.<\/p>\n
The indictment also contains a notice that upon conviction of the controlled substance offense, Castro shall forfeit to the U.S. government any property constituting proceeds that defendant obtained as the result of such offense.<\/p>\n
Last Wednesday, Manglona imposed a sentence of three years and five months of imprisonment on David Muna Sablan, who entered a guilty plea for leaving two bags in Garapan that were found to contain chemicals and items used in making methamphetamine or \u201cice\u201d through the \u201cshake-and- bake\u201d method. <\/p>\n
Last March 15, Manglona slapped Vincent David Cabrera Jr. and Eugene Repeki Jr. each with a sentence of 15 years imprisonment. They pleaded guilty to allegations that they were involved in a clandestine crystal methamphetamine or \u201cice laboratory\u201d using the so-called shake-and -bake method.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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