Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Court

United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Court Judge William H. Steele sentenced Adam Joshua Hanshew on October 9, 2018 to serve a term of imprisonment of 146 months followed by 5 years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of Title 21 USC § 841(a)(1).  The defendant previously plead guilty to the offense on June 16, 2017. 

On April 16, 2017, officers with the Mobile County Street Enforcement Narcotics Team (MCSENT) stopped the defendant in a vehicle on Interstate 65 in Mobile County. Canine “Masco” alerted for the presence of narcotics in the vehicle.  Officers searched the trunk of the vehicle and located a large air mattress box that contained a black trash bag filled with 5 large bags of methamphetamine. The methamphetamine was later determined to weigh approximately 5 kilograms.

The case was investigated by the Mobile County Street Enforcement Narcotics Team (MCSENT) and referred to the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigation for prosecution. The case was prosecuted by Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDEFT) Lead Attorney, George F. May for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama.