Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy in Kodiak
The pair was responsible for introduction of over a kilo of methamphetamine into the community of Kodiak
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced Carlito Marcilino Velasco, 61 of Juneau and Don Irenio Castro Santiago II, 37, a citizen of the Philippines residing in Anchorage, have been sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to federal prison for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy in Kodiak.
According to court documents, Velasco and Santiago II allegedly devised a plan involving themselves and others to possess and distribute methamphetamine in Kodiak. During the drug conspiracy, Velasco travelled to California to purchase methamphetamine from sources in California for distribution in Alaska. Velasco then packaged and mailed the methamphetamine via United States Postal Service (USPS) to Juneau, where a co-conspirator repackaged it and then mailed it via US
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There is a winter storm warning for Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, and Sullivan Counties until 7 p.m. Tuesday. The winter storm warning is in effect until 1 p.m. Tuesday for Bradford, Susquehanna, and Wayne Counties and until 5 a.m. Wednesday for Cortland and Tompkins Counties.
via National Weather Service Binghamton
I had to chuckle when I got the weather forecast from Brian Schroder at WBNG this morning because, in his email, Brian wrote:
MONDAY: Cloudy with snow and snow showers. 1-8” (12” possible). MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with snow. 3-6” (12” possible).
The way I read that is that we could see anywhere from an inch to a foot today and 3 inches to a foot tonight. So there s a possible two feet by the time this storm finally leaves town. This is reminiscent of the December storm that ended up dumping over three feet of snow on us, isn t it? Welcome to winter in the Northeast!
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