Saturday, April 7, 2012

Marijuana dealer forfeits $6 million

A Jamaican marijuana dealer agreed to forfeit more than $6 million at his sentencing Thursday in federal court in East St. Louis.

David Clarke, 56, who had been living and working in Kansas City, Mo., also received 14 years in prison and was ordered by U.S. District Judge David Herndon to pay $1,100 in fines and special assessments, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Clarke had pleaded guilty in September to distributing 100 kilograms or more of marijuana.

Clarke was part of a marijuana ring that delivered at least 1,540 pounds of marijuana from 2005 to 2008 in Missouri and Illinois, including Madison County, according to court documents and the U.S. Attorney's office. - http://goo.gl/4RDVO