Repeat Offender Sentenced For Controlled Substance Offense

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Andrew Daniel Hill (29, Jacksonville) to four years and eight months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute MDMA and for violating the terms of his supervised release, which he was serving after a 2013 federal conviction for possessing with the intent to distribute methylone. Hill was previously sentenced to 42 months’ imprisonment in connection with the 2013 conviction.  

Hill had pleaded guilty on July 31, 2018.

According to court documents, in April 2018, agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted an international mail parcel destined for a mailbox rented in Hill’s name at a shipping center and mailbox rental location in Jacksonville. Law enforcement discovered the parcel contained 112 grams of a white powder and rocky crystalline substance, which was later tested and confirmed to be MDMA. When Hill arrived to pick up the package, he was arrested. A search of Hill’s text messages revealed that he had bragged about his new source of supply in Canada and that he intended to sell the substance.

“This repeat offender continued to import dangerous drugs into our country and our communities,” said HSI Tampa Special Agent in Charge James C. Spero. “Partnering with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, allows us to ensure that sentencings like this continue to keep our neighborhoods safe.”

This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kelly S. Karase.