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Man sentenced to 5 years in jail for ‘ice’ possession
A suspected trafficker of methamphetamine or “ice” pleaded guilty yesterday in Superior Court to the offense of illegal possession of a controlled substance and was slapped with the maximum sentence of five years imprisonment.
Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho ordered Songtao Gu to serve the five years in jail day for day, without the possibility of parole, probation, or early release.
Gu, 43, also known as Another Way, Little Kingdom, and Gambler, was given credit for time served. He was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine.
Camacho directed the clerk of court to provide the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement a copy of the sentencing order. Gu is a Chinese national.
The Office of the Attorney General filed an information last Feb. 23 charging Gu with trafficking of controlled substance and illegal possession of controlled substance. The charges carry a total maximum sentence of 25 years prison term.
Last April 23, OAG filed an amended information that charged the defendant with only illegal possession of controlled substance. The offense carries a maximum sentence of five years prison term.
Gu has no prior conviction.
According to the factual basis of the plea deal, Gu unlawfully possessed approximately 7.7 gross grams of crystal methamphetamine on Feb. 22, 2017 on Saipan.
According to the CNMI Drug Enforcement Task Force, a cooperating defendant was able to buy $150 worth of “ice” from Gu last Feb. 17 at the latter’s house in Garapan.
The cooperating defendant allegedly managed to purchase $80 more worth of “ice” from the defendant during a “buy-walk” operation at his house last Feb. 21.
Assistant public defender Nancy Dominski served as counsel for Gu. Assistant attorney general Chester Hinds represented the government.
