{"id":27848,"date":"2016-11-08T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T23:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27848"},"modified":"2016-11-08T15:49:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T23:49:02","slug":"defendant-admits-smuggling-600-pounds-synthetic-drugs-16-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27848","title":{"rendered":"Defendant Admits to Smuggling 600 Pounds of Synthetic Drugs Over 16 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5298\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5297\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5296\"><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SANTA ANA, CALIF.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8558 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/courtroom_02.jpg\" alt=\"courtroom_02\" width=\"250\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/courtroom_02.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/courtroom_02-45x35.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>A 41-year-old man admitted to his involvement in a wide-reaching conspiracy to smuggle, manufacture and distribute more than $12 million of synthetic drugs, federal authorities said Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5269\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sean Libbert, of Newport Beach, plead guilty to a series of charges related to a scheme to distribute drugs commonly called \u201cspice\u201d or \u201cbath salts,\u201d according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5269\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Some of the drugs in this case nearly killed a victim who ingested them, according to the 16-count indictment filed in June 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5278\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5277\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe investigation in this case revealed that this defendant controlled an organization that was one of the largest importers and distributors of dangerous, synthetic drugs in the nation,\u201d said United States Attorney Eileen M. Decker. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5277\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cOver the course of only 16 months, this organization smuggled well over 600 pounds of chemicals into the U.S., knowing that the drugs would be used to manufacture synthetic marijuana or \u2018spice\u2019 that was smoked or taken orally. As the indictment in this cases references, these synthetic drugs poses serious health risks to its users.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5292\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5291\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5271\">\u00a0Libbert plead guilty to four felony offenses: conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and distribute controlled substance analogues; conspiracy to smuggle controlled substance analogues into the United States using false statements and fraudulent documents; being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition; and money laundering.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe packaging and names associated with analogue drugs might lead some impressionable users to believe these substances are benign, but the reality is they can cause serious health complications and even death,\u201d said Joseph Macias, special agent in charge for HSI Los Angeles. \u201cCouple that with the fact synthetic drugs are often marketed to young people and you have a prescription for disaster. For that reason, HSI is continuing to work closely with its federal and local law enforcement counterparts to target this emerging side of the illicit drug trade.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SENTENCING<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As part of the plea agreement, Libbert agreed to a six year prison sentence. But federal prosecutors are recommending a sentence of not less than 20 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Libbert is scheduled to be sentenced March 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5277\"><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5291\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Previously in this case, two other defendants pleaded guilty, including a Chinese national who sold Libbert and his associates synthetic drugs that were smuggled into the United States. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5291\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another three defendants charged in a separate case pleaded guilty to conspiring with Libbert to manufacture and distribute controlled substance analogues. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These other five defendants are expected to be sentenced next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>THREE YEAR INVESTIGATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5290\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5289\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3521 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DEA-Badge-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"DEA Badge\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DEA-Badge-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DEA-Badge.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The nearly three-year investigation into the analogue drug ring was conducted by the Los Angeles HIDTA, Southern California Drug Task Force, which includes special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s Homeland Security Investigations or HSI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and IRS Criminal Investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5280\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5279\"><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As part of the scheme, Libbert incorporated a series of companies, opened up a series of bank accounts and private mailboxes, and used various websites to sell more than $12 million worth of chemicals and analogue substances to people across the United States, including other distributors and individual users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5284\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5283\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Libbert and his co-conspirators also manufactured their own synthetic marijuana, which they marketed and sold under the brand \u201cDa Kine Blend.\u201d Libbert admitted that over a 7\u00bd-month period in 2011 he distributed at least 4 kilograms of synthetic cannabinoids, which he knew would be used to manufacture at least 100 kilograms of synthetic marijuana for human consumption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5286\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5285\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13046 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Courthouse-Los-Angeles-e1435018436246-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Courthouse Los Angeles\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Courthouse-Los-Angeles-e1435018436246-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Courthouse-Los-Angeles-e1435018436246-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Courthouse-Los-Angeles-e1435018436246-274x173.jpg 274w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Courthouse-Los-Angeles-e1435018436246-308x192.jpg 308w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Courthouse-Los-Angeles-e1435018436246-610x380.jpg 610w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Courthouse-Los-Angeles-e1435018436246.jpg 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cIngesting any synthetic cannabinoid or cathinone is like playing a game of Russian roulette \u2013 it can kill you in an instant,\u201d said DEA Special Agent in Charge Steve Comer. \u201cDismantling the highest level drug manufacturing and distribution organizations in the interest of public health and safety is what DEA is all about, and we\u2019ll continue to target these organizations no matter what facade they operate behind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5288\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5287\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In July 2012, HIDTA investigators executed a series of federal search warrants and seized several luxury vehicles, hundreds of pounds of analogues and firearms \u2013including a rifle, a shotgun, two pistols, and approximately 700 rounds of ammunition, all of which Libbert was prohibited from possessing as a result of three prior felony convictions, including a 2002 drug trafficking conviction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In addition to the drug and firearms charges, Libbert also pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering. Investigators have seized more than $1.1 million in assets connected to the case, including more than $700,000 in profits from the sale of Libbert\u2019s former San Juan Capistrano home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5282\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5281\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThis is an important victory for the American public in federal synthetic drug law enforcement,\u201d stated <strong>Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony J. Orlando of IRS Criminal Investigation<\/strong>. \u201cNot only is Libbert being held accountable for his crime, but he has agreed to the forfeiture of the proceeds associated with his illegal activity through the mechanism of asset forfeiture. IRS Criminal Investigation will continue to financially disrupt and dismantle significant drug trafficking organizations through the seizure and forfeiture of assets associated with the crime.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478646521766_5313\" class=\"yiv8374480196MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SANTA ANA, CALIF. 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