New Jersey man sentenced for trying to import more than 500 grams of heroin
NEWARK, N.J. — A Sayreville, New Jersey, man was sentenced Thursday to 63 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to import heroin from India into the United States. The charges resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Adolphus Nwokedi, 48, was previously convicted on an indictment charging him with one count of conspiring with others to import 100 grams or more of heroin.
“We will continue to pursue individuals who attempt to escape the rule of law,” said Special Agent in Charge Terence S. Opiola, HSI Newark. “I commend our special agents on their investigative insight and professional due-diligence.”
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
From Oct. 2013 through Dec. 2013, Nwokedi conspired with an individual in India to ship a parcel containing heroin into the United States. In return for $3,000, Nwokedi agreed to accept the package at his business address in Newark and then deliver it to another conspirator living in Bronx, New York. On Dec. 11, 2013, customs officers at the John F. Kennedy International Airport mail facility intercepted the parcel and found 524 grams of heroin. On Jan. 2, 2014, agents with Homeland Security Investigations conducted a controlled delivery of the parcel. Nwokedi personally accepted the parcel in Newark and was subsequently arrested.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Salas sentenced Nwokedi to four years of supervised release.
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