Porterville, California Woman Sentenced To 120 Months For Cocaine Distribution

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that TINA MARIE ZAHR, age 49, of Porterville, California, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment, and 5 years of supervised release for POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A).

The Indictment alleged that on or about February 23, 2017, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, did knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. The defendant will remain in custody pending transportation to the designated federal facility at which the nonparoleable sentence will be served.

Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Hammer represented the United States.