A man who allegedly told authorities he was recruited by a Mexican-based drug trafficking organization, given fake identification and a trip to Hilo, made his initial appearance in federal court Thursday after Hawaii police found him with more than 11 pounds of methamphetamine.
"That's astronomical. It's not so much because it's 500 grams of dope, that's 500 grams of fentanyl and remember, only two milligrams will kill you," said Gary Yabuta, Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area executive director.
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