Lutherville Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Bath Salts Trafficking
Baltimore, Maryland – Carlo D’Addario, a 48-year-old man from Lutherville, Maryland, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for his role in a bath salts trafficking ring that obtained the substances from China.
According to court documents, D’Addario corresponded via email with sources of supply in China to obtain ‘bath salts,’ which are substances that are chemically manufactured to mimic the effects of controlled dangerous substances like MDMA and methamphetamine. Between 2014 and 2016, D’Addario sent over $53,000 through Western Union and other wire services to his Chinese sources of supply for the purchase of ‘bath salts,’ including alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (a-PVP), 4-Chloro-alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone Hydrochloride (4C-a-PVP), and 1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one (TH-PVP).
Law enforcement executed a search warrant at D’Addario’s residence on October 6, 2016, and recovered parcel boxes sent to D’Addario’s residence from China, approximately 659 grams of 4C-a-PVP, drug paraphernalia, and $4,709.82. At the time of the offense, D’Addario was on supervised release for a previous federal drug trafficking conviction.
Carlo D’Addario, age 48, of Lutherville, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett to 5 years in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically ‘bath salts’ chemically manufactured in China.
United States Attorney Robert K. Hur praised the Drug Enforcement Administration – Baltimore District Office and the Baltimore Police Department for their work in the investigation. Mr. Hur thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jason D. Medinger and Burden C. Walker, who prosecuted the case.
Carlo D’Addario must serve his sentence concurrent to the one year in prison that he was ordered to serve for violating his supervised release in a previous federal drug trafficking conviction.
The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur; Assistant Special Agent in Charge Don A. Hibbert of the Drug Enforcement Administration – Baltimore District Office; and Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle of the Baltimore Police Department.
The exact criminal charges against Carlo D’Addario are conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically ‘bath salts’ chemically manufactured in China.
Carlo D’Addario’s crime date is between 2014 and 2016.
The dollar amount associated with this crime is over $53,000.
The sentence for Carlo D’Addario is 5 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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