A Canadian man was sentenced Monday to 72 months in federal prison for distributing hundreds of pounds of cocaine out of stash houses in Alhambra.
Sam Nang Bou, 41, of Edmonton, Canada, pleaded guilty in December 2022 in downtown Los Angeles to one count of distribution of cocaine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
In June 2022, Bou operated two stash houses in Alhambra in which he used to store and prepare bulk quantities of narcotics for distribution and eventual importation into Canada, prosecutors said. On June 28, 2022, Bou knowingly and intentionally transported about 230.6 pounds of cocaine from one of the Alhambra stash houses to a location in Hesperia.
While in Hesperia, Bou handed over four boxes containing the cocaine to a truck driver for exportation into Canada, prosecutors said.
Bou engaged in eight other similar distributions of cocaine and methamphetamine from September 2021 to September 2022. In total, for these eight additional distributions, Bou distributed about 752 pounds of cocaine and nearly 1,608.7 pounds of methamphetamine, prosecutors said.
In September 2022, Bou operated and controlled a Dodge Caravan with two hidden trap compartments that he used to store bulk quantities of drugs. He also controlled a storage unit in Alhambra, which he rented using an alias. On Sept. 1, 2022, Bou drove the vehicle into the storage unit and locked the unit with the vehicle inside of it, papers filed in Los Angeles federal court show.
Inside of the Dodge Caravan’s two hidden trap compartments, Bou possessed about 104.3 pounds of cocaine and 325 grams of methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
At one of the Alhambra stash houses, Bou possessed storage tubs, dozens of rolls of tape, numerous duffle bags and boxes, vacuum sealed bags, heat sealers, boxes of dryer sheets, scales, and a money counter. He also had industrial-size containers of various chemicals used to clean the drugs, coveralls, various sets of gloves, numerous bowls and containers, several masks, and a respirator, federal prosecutors said.