A 42 year old man from Sioux Falls convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance has been sentenced in US District Court.
Senthong Phiengsai, a/k/a “Chino,” a/k/a “Noy,” must spend 151 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction stemmed from incident beginning on an unknown date and continuing until on or about September 2020, when Phiengsai, along with others, reached an agreement or came to an understanding to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture of a substance containing methamphetamine, which is a Schedule II controlled substance.
This case was investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Tamara Nash prosecuted the case.
Phiengsai was immediately turned over to the custody of the US Marshals Service.
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