Sharee D. Joyner Sentenced to 30 Months Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking

Hagatña, Guam – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Sharee Diaz Joyner, age 44, from San Vicente, Saipan, was sentenced in the United States District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands to thirty months imprisonment for Attempting to Possess Over Five Grams of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).  The Court also ordered four years of supervised release following imprisonment, 100 hours of community service, and a mandatory $100.00 special assessment fee.  In addition, defendants convicted of a federal drug offense may no longer qualify for certain federal benefits.

From January to February 2019, Sharee Diaz Joyner conspired with others to obtain methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drug in the CNMI.  Joyner contacted her source of supply on Rota to have methamphetamine fronted to her.  Joyner would pay for the drugs after they were sold.  On the next trip to Rota, Joyner received 39.15 grams of methamphetamine.  She brought the drugs back to Saipan by plane.  CNMI Customs Inspectors discovered the drugs during an inspection upon her arrival.  A DEA forensic chemist determined that the drugs were 96% pure.

This was a joint investigation by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, CNMI Customs Service, and CNMI Drug Enforcement Task Force. The case was prosecuted by Garth R. Backe, Assistant United States Attorney in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands.