CAMDEN, N.J. — A California man has been sentenced for his role in a narcotics conspiracy involving approximately 1.9 kilograms of a substance containing methamphetamine following an investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark.
Aaron Joseph, 41, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced to 114 months in prison Oct. 16 at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in Camden. He previously pleaded guilty to an information charging conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
“Joseph’s sentence serves as a staunch warning to those who intend to distribute harmful substances to our neighbors,” said HSI Newark acting Special Agent in Charge Spiros Karabinas. “Our strong partnerships with federal agencies continue to reap success in keeping these dangerous narcotics out of our communities. Every day HSI Newark is investigating drug trafficking networks and ensuring cases face prosecution.”
HSI Newark partnered with the FBI in Newark, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the New Jersey State Police in the investigation leading to Joseph’s sentence.
According to the investigation, from October 2020 through July 2022, Joseph participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Joseph shipped packages from California to conspirators located in Camden County, New Jersey, who then distributed the methamphetamine in southern New Jersey. Joseph received payment via Cash App from a conspirator for the shipments. On Feb. 14, 2022, Joseph shipped a package containing 5,100 pills from California to New Jersey. The pills contained methamphetamine and weighed approximately 1.9 kilograms.
In addition to the prison term, Joseph was sentenced to six years of supervised release.
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