BANGOR, Maine
A Corona, California resident pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Downeast Maine.
According to court records, between May 2022 and March 2023, Alex Hanna, 30, coordinated shipments of methamphetamine from a source in California to multiple individuals who distributed it in Downeast, Maine.
Hanna found others willing to either have USPS deliveries of methamphetamine shipped to their address or find other addresses where the packages could be delivered.
Hanna, along with his conspirators, trafficked the methamphetamine in Maine.
In addition to the drug conspiracy charge, Hanna also pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering.
He conspired with others in Maine to send money and proceeds from the sale of methamphetamine to his source in California using various money services, including Walmart2Walmart, Cash App, and Venmo.
Hanna sent the money using coconspirators’ identifications and accounts in an effort to conceal and disguise his involvement in these transactions.
Hanna faces up to life in prison. He will be sentenced at a later date in federal court.
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, FBI, Holden Police Department, and Hancock County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case with assistance from the U.S. Postal Service.