New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Heroin Conspiracy

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that BETH MARIE NGUYEN, age 38, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after having previously pled guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. 

U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier sentenced NGUYEN to 36 months of incarceration, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release.

NGUYEN was one of twelve defendants charged in a 23-count indictment on July 25, 2014.  According to court documents, this indictment sprung from an investigation into a heroin-trafficking organization operating in New Orleans East.  This organization was responsible for distributing at least 15 kilograms of heroin in the New Orleans area.  As part of the arrests in this case, federal agents have seized from the twelve defendants approximately $1,200,000 in assets (a combination of vehicles, currency, jewelry, and real property) as proceeds made from the sale of heroin.

U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration in investigating this matter.  Assistant United States Attorney Brandon S. Long was in charge of the prosecution.