CONCORD - Ahmad Khawaja, 22, of Deerfield, pleaded guilty in federal court to importation of a controlled substance, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about May 29, 2018, Khawaja, using the internet, purchased approximately 2 pounds of MDMA (“Ecstasy") from a supplier located in France. Postal inspectors intercepted the packages and confirmed they contained the drug MDMA. Khawaja was arrested on June 1, 2018, in Concord, New Hampshire, when he picked up the packages from a person who had agreed to receive them for him.
Khawaja is scheduled to be sentenced on August 9th 2019.
“Those who use the mails as a means of transport for illegal drugs will find themselves being prosecuted in federal court," said U.S. Attorney Murray. “Shipping dangerous drugs through the mail is both risky and illegal. To protect postal employees and the general public, we will work closely with our law enforcement partners to identify and prosecute those who attempt to mail illegal drugs into New Hampshire."
“The U.S. Postal Inspection Service conducts investigations and seeks prosecution of those who use the U.S. Mail to traffic illegal substances such as MDMA," said Inspector in Charge Joseph W. Cronin of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division. “Along with our federal law enforcement partners, we will identify and remove illegal drug shipments to keep them from making their way into our communities."
This matter was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, Homeland Security Investigations. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John S. Davis.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
