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By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff
A 32-year-old man who received
a DHL package that contained more than 100 grams of ice was
arrested and was charged before the U.S. District Court of Guam yesterday.
Ryan Jason Wall was charged with attempted possession of methamphetamine
hydrochloride with intent to distribute after he was arrested in a controlled
delivery operation at the DHL complex in Tiyan on Tuesday.
According to Michael C. Perkins, a task force agent of U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration a Guam Resident Officer received an anonymous telephone
call on Dec. 29, 2006 about a DHL package containing the drug ice.
The caller provided the DHL tracking number and stated that the package
was originally sent from Fife, Washington on Dec. 15, 2006.
On Dec. 29, at 7p.m., Officer Perkins met with the anonymous caller and
stated that the DHL was sent to a person identified as Ryan Jason Wall
who previously received a DHL package on Dec. 6 and that approximately
5 ounces of ice were concealed in the package.
A day after, Perkins checked the DHL tracking number thru the website
and learned that the package arrived on Guam at 8 a.m. The DHL package
was omitted from the airline manifest and the package had been routed
from Fife, Washington to Los Angeles, CA to China and Guam.
On the same day, the package was X-rayed at the Guam International Airport
, the X-ray revealed the contents contained an organic substance consistent
with contraband.
A search warrant was obtained from the Magistrate Judge on Dec. 31 which
was subsequently executed to open the package. When opened, the package
revealed 118.9 gross grams of crystal concealed within bath products.
The controlled delivery operation was conducted on January 2, 2007 wherein
Wall walked into the DHL complex at 5:18 p.m., provided a tracking number
and received the package.
As he was exiting the building, Wall was arrested.
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