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A 19-year-old Wisconsin woman accused of selling illegal drugs faces up to 65 years in prison if convicted of all the drug charges she is facing. The woman was bound over for arraignment in September in Douglas County Circuit Court after waiving a preliminary hearing.

She has been released on a $4,000 signature bond, but she was required to agree not to possess or use any controlled substance while her case is ongoing. Her next court appearance is scheduled for December. The woman is charged with four felony counts of delivering heroin and one count of possession with the intent to distribute. She could be sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison for each of the delivery charges and 15 years in prison for the possession charge.

Did you know that if you obtained a Concealed Carry Permit in Wisconsin and are convicted of even a misdemeanor or city ordinance drug offense, your permit may be revoked?

The Application for Concealed Weapon License asks “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance”?

You cannot obtain a Wisconsin Concealed Carry Permit if you have any drug convictions or arrests within the past year.  This can include a municipal citation arrest and definitely includes any misdemeanor or felony drug conviction or arrest.

A 31-year-old Milwaukee resident is now facing seven felony charges related to a drug raid. Four others were charged as well. According to reports, the investigation started in January after an informant told police that the man was selling crack. Police set up multiple deals with four of the five charged during the investigation, and a search of a house was conducted on Feb. 25.

A 40-year-old Wisconsin man was accused of selling cocaine in Marion County. After being detained during a controlled buy, the man was taken to North Central Regional Jail and held on a $50,000 bail bond. He has been charged for possession with intent to deliver cocaine. The investigation into the man’s alleged drug crimes is reportedly ongoing, and the chief deputy of Marion County says more individuals may end up being charged.

A Wisconsin woman convicted of four federal crimes could be in violation of the conditions of her release because of what police allegedly found in her home. Law enforcement from three agencies claim to have seized more than $750,000 in cash along with synthetic drugs, suspected marijuana, ammunition, high-capacity magazines and body armor. The terms of her release from custody included a ban on possession of any controlled substance and a ban on having firearms, destructive devices or weapons.

Authorities reportedly found the items on Dec. 18 in a search of the woman’s home in Superior. The search was done through a joint operation by officers from the Superior Police Department, the Duluth Police Department and the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, both from Duluth, Minnesota. She shares the home with a man who was convicted on Oct. 7 for selling synthetic drugs from his Duluth store. Authorities said that they had not decided if they would file additional charges.

Police said that they searched the home because of information that they obtained after the man’s conviction. They also claim to have seized around $183,000 from his home in April. Although the home itself is not on the judge’s order of assets that authorities can seize, they can seize some of its contents, including cash. The judge’s order, which will become final at his sentencing, also authorizes the seizure of the man’s store, vacation property in Mexico and $3.5 million from bank accounts.

The man’s lawyers plan to appeal his federal convictions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. Convictions of those who are accused of having committed drug crimes may be overturned through the appeals process if new evidence is obtained. A conviction might also be overturned if it can be proven that a search was conducted without regard to the rights of the accused.

Source: Grand Forks Herald, “Cash seized from Wisconsin home of synthetic drug dealer”, Tom Olsen , December 19, 2013

On Dec. 10, a Wisconsin man, 30, was sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison for his participation in a drug ring that trafficked cocaine and marijuana as far south as Texas. He was supposedly part of the Balderas Organization, a group accused of transporting a minimum of 10 pounds of cocaine and thousands of pounds of marijuana. He was in charge of the Wisconsin operation and involved in drug distribution and money laundering.