By Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa
Variety News Staff

FOUR persons were arrested and brought to federal court for possession and distribution of “ice.”
Paul Villanueva Ada, also known as Paul Maduk, Norbert Benavente Camacho, Kelvin Matagolai Cepeda and Dina Torres, also known as Dina Torres Gonzales, appeared in federal court on Wednesday and yesterday morning.
They waived reading of the indictment and entered a plea of not guilty to the offense of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance.
Camacho and Gonzales were indicted for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and distribution of a controlled substance.
The indictment stated that beginning in early Feb. 2007 and continuing until at least Feb. 20, 2007, Norbert Camacho and Dina Torres Torres conspired and confederated with one another to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine or “ice.”
According to the indictment, the defendants distributed a quantity of “ice.”
Torres was also indicted on a separate charge of distribution of a controlled substance for distributing a controlled substance on Feb. 28, 2007.
Camacho, Ada and Cepeda were indicted on a separate charge of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and distribution of a controlled substance.
Ada was also indicted separately for possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance for possession of more than five grams of “ice” on April 13, 2007.