Dolores Diana M.B. Westfall Sentenced to Prison in Drug Trafficking Case

          SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant DOLORES DIANA M.B. WESTFALL, age 37, from Yona, was sentenced in District Court to serve a 77-month term of imprisonment for Attempted Possession with Intent to Distribute Fifty Grams or More of Methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The Court also ordered five years of supervised release following imprisonment and a mandatory $100 assessment fee. In addition, defendants convicted of a federal drug offense may no longer qualify for certain federal benefits.   

          On July 27, 2017, the U.S. Postal Inspector, agents and task force officers with Drug Enforcement Administration intercepted a package in the mail. They discovered approximately 222.6 net grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride (“ice”) in the package. Westfall was also in possession of a methamphetamine pipe and a small Ziploc baggie. The evidence revealed that Westfall attempted to possess the drug with the intent to distribute it to another person.  Westfall used her post office box to receive the ice. She expected to receive some of the drug as payment from the supplier.

          U.S. Attorney Anderson stated, “I applaud law enforcement for their actions in combating sources of illegal drugs. This case demonstrates the benefits of effective partnerships by our federal and local agencies. Our office will continue to vigorously enforce drug laws in an effort to pare back the availability of drugs to users or potential users.”

          This prosecution was the result of a joint investigation by the U.S. Postal Service and Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant United States Attorney Rosetta San Nicolas prosecuted this case for the United States Attorney’s Office.