Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Adam Davis, 37, of Rockland, Maine, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to illegally importing from China the synthetic opioid U-47700, also known as “Pink" or “U4," and to illegally possessing a firearm while being a user of a controlled substance.
On Nov. 14, 2016, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration listed U-47700 as a temporary Schedule 1 controlled substance on an emergency basis after it determined that the drug represented an imminent hazard to public safety.
On Jan. 15, 2017, border agents intercepted a package from China which contained U-47700 that was destined for the defendant’s Rockland residence. On Jan. 25, 2017, federal and state agents made a controlled delivery of the package to the defendant. The defendant was arrested after he accepted the package. The defendant admitted that he knew that the package contained U-47700 and that he ordered it from China. Agents also recovered a firearm while searching Davis’ apartment.
Davis is the first person convicted of a federal offense involving U-47700 in the District of Maine. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
