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Grand jury indictment filed against ‘ice’ package recipient

By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

A GRAND jury indictment was filed yesterday against the man who received a DHL package that contained more than 100 grams of the drug “ice.”
Ryan Jason Wall, 32, was charged with count 1 of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and count 2 of attempted possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
He was arrested in a controlled delivery operation at the DHL complex in Tiyan on Jan. 2.
According to Michael C. Perkins, a task force agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a Guam resident officer received an anonymous telephone call on Dec. 29 about a DHL package containing the drug “ice.”
The caller provided a DHL tracking number and stated that the package was originally sent from Fife, Washington on Dec. 15, 2006.
On Dec. 29, at 7 p.m., Officer Perkins met with the anonymous caller and stated that the DHL package 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 later, Perkins checked the DHL tracking number thru the Web site 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, California to China and Guam.
On the same day, the package was X-rayed at the Guam International Airport. The X-ray revealed the package 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 Jan. 2, 2007 wherein Wall walked into the DHL complex at 5:18 p.m., provided a tracking number, and received the package. Authorities arrested Wall as he was exiting the building.