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Date: 10-03-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. David Tran
Case Number: 2:17-cr-00217-JTM-JVM
Judge: Jane Triche Milazzo
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Orleans Parish)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Davide Haller
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Description:
New Orleans, LA - West Bank Resident Sentenced For Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
DAVID TRAN, age 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
According to the court records, TRAN had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring with other individuals to manufacture, possess with the intent to distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and 100 grams or more of heroin. TRAN also admitted that he possessed large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute them and that he was manufacturing large quantities of marijuana.
The case resulted from a lengthy Title III wire intercept investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration in which TRAN and his co-conspirators were captured discussing heroin sales, as well as the construction of a large indoor marijuana grow in Bridge City. The calls led the DEA agents to search a warehouse and adjacent residence in Bridge City. During the search, the agents found a large marijuana grow that contained approximately 700 plants in varying stages of growth and equipment sufficient to grow many thousand more plants. Significant work and expense had been put into remodeling the warehouse, including thousands of dollars in lights, cooling systems, and ventilation. The agents also discovered a safe containing a cornucopia of other drugs, including 1,396.2 grams of methamphetamine; 990 grams of MDMA (ecstasy); and 1,175.9 grams of fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid that is fueling the tremendous rise in overdose deaths.
Judge Milazzo sentenced TRAN to 121 months in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, where federal probation officers will monitor his behavior.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the New Orleans Police Department, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Several other law enforcement agencies, including Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Kenner Police Department, assisted in the search of the warehouse in Bridge City.
Charges:
21:841(a)(1); 841(b)(1)(A); 841(b)(1)(B); 21:846 CONSPIRACY TO MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, AND POSSESS (1,000) OR MORE MARIJUANA PLANTS, AND (100) GRAMS OR MORE OF A MIXTURE CONTAINING HEROIN
(1)
21:846 CONSPIRACY TO MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA PLANTS, FETANYL, METHAMPHETAMINE AND HERION
(1s)
21:841(a)(1); 841(b)(1)(B) MANUFACTURE (100) OR MORE MARIJUANA PLANTS
(2)
21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE A SCHEDULE II DRUG CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
(2s-3s)
21:841(a)(1) AND 841(b)(1)(B)MANUFACTURE MARIJUANA PLANTS
(4s)
Outcome: 08/09/2019 89 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jane Triche Milazzo: Telephone Status Conference as to David Tran held on 8/9/2019. Pretrial Conference set for 10/10/2019 04:00 PM before Judge Jane Triche Milazzo. Jury Trial reset for 11/4/2019 08:30 AM before Judge Jane Triche Milazzo. (ecm) (Entered: 08/09/2019)
Defendant pleaded guilty on October 2, 2019,
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