Texas man sentenced to federal prison for distributing ecstasy
January 29th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by BNO News ( Leave a comment )NEW ORLEANS (BNO NEWS) – A Texas man on Thursday was sentenced to federal prison for his role in an ecstasy drug conspiracy.
Dat Viet Tieu, 43, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and an additional 3 years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment. According to court documents, Tieu pled guilty, admitting he was the source of more than 4,000 tablets of ecstasy that had been found by law enforcement in a residence in Slidell, Louisiana, in May 2006.
Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration had been investigating a possible shipment of drugs from a source in Texas. Agents eventually were led to the Sidell residence, in which approximately 50kg of cocaine, some marijuana, and firearms were found in addition to the ecstasy.
The case was investigated by Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration in the New Orleans and Houston Field Offices, along with Task Force Agents from St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office, St. John Sheriff’s Office, Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office, and the Hammond Police Department.
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