A Tukwila motel owner has been sentenced to one year in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to maintain drug-involved premises.
Kulwinder Saroya, 42, of SeaTac, Washington, admitted to knowingly operating drug-involved premises at the Travelers Choice Motel and Great Bear Motor Inn and profiting from the drug activity there.
Saroya and his brother, co-defendant Jaspal Singh, have forfeited the two motels, the family home in SeaTac, more than $265,000 seized from their home and bank accounts, and a 2007 Mercedes Benz.
The investigation, led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) and the Tukwila Police Department, used undercover officers and people working with law enforcement to document criminal activity at the motels and the role the owners and managers played in that activity.
Saroya and Singh admitted to collecting or directing their staff to collect a $10 entry fee for those coming on the property seeking drugs or sexual services. The owners and/or managers would take the money and direct the customer to rooms to purchase drugs or sex.
The defendants also forfeited a total of about $4.5 million in cash and property.
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Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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