Hagatña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Vhavna Kumari Damai, age 29, from Dededo, Guam, was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment by the District Court of Guam. Damai was convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Fifty or More Grams of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). The Court also ordered three years of supervised release, in addition to the forfeiture of $32,531.00 and a 2013 Infiniti G37 coupe. Defendants convicted of a federal drug offense may no longer qualify for certain federal benefits.
Between Jan. 1, 2019, and July 5, 2020, the Damai conspired with others to purchase and distribute 839 grams of methamphetamine in Guam. She was found with the drugs, in addition to morphine tablets, following a vehicle crash in Mangilao on July 5, 2020. Agents later executed search warrants on Damai’s residence and car. At the residence, investigators found scales and a drug ledger, indicating quantities sold by and money owed to Damai. Her car was seized as proceeds of illegal drug distribution. The DEA Southwest Laboratory later determined that the methamphetamine was 100% pure.
“As this case demonstrates, drug traffickers face substantial time in prison and the loss of any property used in their illicit trade," stated United States Attorney Anderson. “I applaud the efforts of DEA in pursuing this investigation following the report by GPD. Working together, our law enforcement partners make Guam a safer place to live."
This investigation was conducted by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and Guam Police Department. The matter was prosecuted by Rosetta L. San Nicolas, Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Guam.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys