United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man was convicted of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and was sentenced on Feb. 3, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
Kok Put Kach, a/k/a “Cookie", age 35, was sentenced to 10 years in custody, followed by 5 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Kach was indicted for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance by a federal grand jury on November 6, 2018. He pled guilty on July 2, 2019.
Beginning on an unknown date and continuing through on or about October 2018, in the District of South Dakota and elsewhere, Kach and James Ayur Garang, a/k/a “Ayur," and a/k/a “Mike", did knowingly and intentionally combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together, with others known and unknown, to knowingly and intentionally distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
Co-defendant, James Ayur Garang, a/k/a “Ayur," and a/k/a “Mike", was sentenced to 10 years in custody and 5 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Garang was indicted for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance by a federal grand jury on November 6, 2018. He pled guilty on September 5, 2019.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Sioux Falls Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tamara Nash prosecuted the case.
Kach was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
