Chicago area man gets 8 years in prison for large-scale marijuana distribution

An attorney for Tankson, Beau Brindley, said he was pleased with the sentence his client received. He said prosecutors in the case requested a far lengthier prison term, between 15 and 30 years.

“The judge very thoughtfully acknowledged that, at this point in time in this country, the sale of marijuana simply isn’t as serious as the sale of other drugs,” Brindley said.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kartik K. Rama, who prosecuted the case on behalf of the government, wrote in a sentencing memorandum that Tankson’s crimes “cannot be overstated.”

“For several years, (Tankson) plagued the community by directly purchasing wholesale quantities of marijuana from growers in California, in order to sell the drug on the streets for profit,” Raman wrote.

A public information officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to provide any additional comment on the case.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-drug-sentence-tl-0901-20160825-story.html

If only Chicago Police had been armed, they could have shot this hooligan and defended Chicago from further mayhem.

Weed Kingpin… prohibition - making new millionaires every day.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tankson coordinated large-scale shipments of marijuana from growers in California between 2010 and 2013. At least twice monthly during the three-year period, Tankson carried between $400,000 to $500,000 in cash on flights to California, purchased between 100 and 200 pounds of marijuana at a time and shipped it on vans and trucks to “stash houses” in Chicago, including one in Lincoln Park and a penthouse in River West, according to the release. Tankson is responsible for distributing over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, the release states.

After Tankson was arrested in December 2013, authorities found over $1 million in cash, 75 kilograms of marijuana stuffed in several plastic bags, five suitcases containing the drug, two 9mm pistol magazines and 20 rounds of 9mm ammunition in the Lincoln Park house, the release states.

This article says he was buying semi truck loads…

Twice a month, he would bring as much as $500,000 in cash by plane to California. He used it to buy tractor trailers full of pot that would be shipped to Chicago to be sold, according to his plea deal.

One of his stash houses for the pot was in Lincoln Park. Another was a penthouse apartment in the city’s River West neighborhood, according to the deal.

When the Lincoln Park home was raided in December 2013, federal agents found $1 million in cash, 75 kilos of marijuana in suitcases and plastic bags and 9mm ammunition, according to the plea deal.