District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez on Thursday sentenced Deangelia D. Quintana, 30, of Flint, Mich., to six months in prison for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced Friday.
Gomez also sentenced Quintana to three years of supervised release and ordered her to pay a special assessment of $100 and perform 200 hours of community service.
On June 6, Quintana pleaded guilty to possession of 19.5 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute. According to court records, on March 2, Quintana arrived at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas from Atlanta on a Delta flight.
Based on information received, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made contact with Quintana as she approached the carousel in the baggage claim area and removed two bags. Quintana was taken to secondary inspection where CBP officers searched her bags and discovered a large bundle of plastic in each bag. CBP discovered approximately 19.5 kilograms of marijuana in the plastic.
Quintana admitted that the bags were hers.
This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Everard E. Potter.
