TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A Tallahassee woman has been convicted of possession with intent to distribute the synthetic drug Flakka.
Jamila Takiyah Hunter, 32, was convicted Tuesday, according to Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Hunter’s four co-defendants pled guilty in late 2017 and early 2018 as follows:
- Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance:
- Travis L. Glasco, Charik James, Tyrail Gallman, and Dora Williams;
- Possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance: Glasco, James, and Williams;
- Possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking: Glasco; and
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon: Glasco.
In November 2016, law enforcement officers identified a kilogram package of Flakka destined for delivery to a commercial UPS mailbox rented by Hunter.
Agents conducted a controlled delivery of the drug-laden parcel and arrested Hunter after she signed for and accepted the parcel.
When agents tried to contact her co-conspirators, Glasco fled from the parking lot and abandoned a vehicle in the middle of Capital Circle during lunch hour traffic.
An investigation revealed the identity of Hunter’s co-conspirators, who were charged in a superseding indictment.
Glasco, James, Gallman, Williams and Hunter face a maximum of 20 years in prison for each controlled substance conviction.
Additionally, Glasco faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of life in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking; and a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The sentencing hearings are scheduled as follows at the U.S. Courthouse in Tallahassee:
- February 23, 2018: Williams (9:30 a.m.);
- April 20, 2018: James (9:00 a.m.) and Gallman (10:30 a.m.); and
- May 10, 2018: Glasco (9:30 a.m.) and Hunter (3:00 p.m.).
