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Matthew Hines Sentenced to 124 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking, Brooklyn Center MN, 2021
A Brooklyn Center man has been sentenced to 124 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for methamphetamine trafficking.
According to court documents, Matthew Hines, 37, of Brooklyn Center, and his co-defendant Chue Xiong, 39, of St. Paul, coordinated and facilitated the distribution of methamphetamine as part of a drug trafficking conspiracy.
On May 11, 2020, law enforcement observed Xiong leave Hines’s residence with a brown bag in his hand. A traffic stop of Xiong’s vehicle revealed approximately 1.4 kilograms of methamphetamine inside the brown bag, 614 grams of methamphetamine in the driver’s side door pocket, and a 9mm handgun underneath the floor mat on the driver’s side.
On May 12, 2020, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Hines’s residence and vehicle, finding a total of 419 grams of methamphetamine in his garbage, 2.6 kilograms of methamphetamine in the back seat of his vehicle, $24,434 in cash, and several cell phones.
Hines pleaded guilty on May 6, 2021, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He was sentenced yesterday in U.S. Court by Senior Judge Donovan W. Frank.
Co-defendant Xiong pleaded guilty on March 30, 2021, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Xiong was sentenced on May 26, 2022, to 156 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
The case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Ramsey County Violent Crime Enforcement Team, and the Minnesota State Patrol.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen A. Slaughter prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Minnesota
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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