Assistant U.S. Attorney Wei Xiang, who handled the case, stated that on Aug. 10, 2016, the defendant attempted to receive a shipment of approximately 145 pounds of high-grade marijuana. The marijuana was in individual bags, each weighing approximately one pound, all of which were packed into four barrels in three wooden crates. These crates were shipped from the State of Nevada to a storage locker located in Erie County, NY. Beckley traveled from Miami to Western New York, signed for the marijuana load, and was immediately arrested by law enforcement officers.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt, New York Field Division, and the Hamburg Police Department, under the direction of Chief Gregory Wickett.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
