By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

A MAN who earlier pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine has been sentenced to almost five years imprisonment.
Steve Kim was given credit for his 21 days of incarceration in a Guam detention facility but the District Court of Guam ordered his incarceration at a California facility.
District Court of Guam Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood also placed Kim on supervised release for a term of five years and under conditions that he not possess a firearm and should cooperate in DNA testing.
The court also ordered Kim to participate in vocational and educational programs.
Kim was also sentenced to perform 200 hours of community service under the direction of the U.S. Probation Office.
Kim was arrested a month after he was indicted on Oct. 27, 2004.
He entered a plea agreement in November 2004.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Frederick Black recommended for an additional one level reduction of sentence due to Kim’s early entry of guilty plea.
In February, Black recommended 57 months of imprisonment for Kim after acknowledging Kim’s substantial assistance in drug trafficking investigations in Guam.