Ryan Hendrix, Marijuana Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2021

A Florida resident has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute marijuana in Western Pennsylvania, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Ryan Hendrix, 32, of Lighthouse Point, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana before Senior United States District Judge David S. Cercone at the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh.

The investigation, led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies, revealed that Hendrix and his co-conspirators arranged for marijuana to be supplied from the West Coast and mailed to the Pittsburgh area through the United States Postal Service from 2012 through 2017.

Hendrix's co-conspirators would then distribute the marijuana in the Western District of Pennsylvania, primarily on college campuses, such as Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Judge Cercone scheduled sentencing for July 22, 2021. The law provides for a total sentence of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history of the defendant.

Pending sentencing, the court continued the defendant's bond. Assistant United States Attorney Tonya Sulia Goodman is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The investigation was a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/floridian-pleads-cross-country-marijuana-trafficking-conspiracy-distributed-western-pa