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Guam drug trafficker is sentenced to 10 years
HAGATNA, Guam—Chief Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood sentenced Rodney D. Taitano, 45, on March 24, 2014, in the U.S. District Court of Guam to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release based upon his conviction for conspiracy to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. Tydingco-Gatewood also ordered Taitano to perform 50 hours of community service.
According to Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, Taitano was receiving methamphetamine from California. The drugs were inside air impact wrenches whose motors had been removed. On May 4, 2013, Guam Customs Officers intercepted a suspicious package at the Guam Customs Air Cargo Facility and discovered methamphetamine concealed inside of two air impact wrenches that belonged to Taitano.
Limtiaco, stated, “Our community is not immune from the poison of methamphetamine. This case illustrates the hard work our partners in law enforcement do every day to stop the distribution of methamphetamine into Guam.”
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Guam Customs & Quarantine Agency, Guam Police Department, Superior Court of Guam Probation Office, and U.S. Postal Inspectors. The United States was represented by assistant U.S. attorneys Karon V. Johnson and Clyde Lemons Jr. (USAO)
