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Man in ‘ice trafficking’ case faces deportation
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Posted on Feb 27 2006
The government has filed a deportation case against an alien worker who was convicted in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine or “ice.”
Superior Court Associate Judge Kenneth Govendo imposed a $1,000 unsecured bond for the temporary release of Wang Yang, 34, and ordered him to appear in court on March 9 to explain why he should not be deported from the Commonwealth.
Immigration investigator Colin R. Sablan alleged that Yang entered the CNMI under a nonresident worker’s entry permit status, which expired on Sept. 28, 2004.
Sablan said the respondent was convicted in federal court on Dec. 12, 2002, of distribution and possession with intent to distribute “ice,” which is a felony and grounds for deportation.
The investigator said that on Feb. 23, 2006 at 1:30pm, Immigration agent Erwin Flores arrested Wang after the U.S. Marshal informed Immigration that Wang has already completed his sentence.
Labor records show that the respondent started work in the CNMI in 1997 as a building maintenance worker for Hua Xin Corp. He became a manager from 1999 to 2002 at Great Ocean Corp. and Dragon River Inc.
In 2003, he was indicted in federal court on two counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was subsequently sentenced to 41 months in prison.
According to the indictment, on Dec. 12 and 30, 2002 the defendant distributed 3.8 grams and 2.9 grams of “ice.”
