Sixty-Nine-Year-Old Drug Smuggler Gets 15 Years | Seattle News

Sixty-nine-year-old John Michael Sherwood just got 15 years for trying to smuggle 300 pounds of meth and nearly a kilo of fentanyl from California to Canada via jet ski and inflatable raft — a scheme that started when a beachgoer found a duffle bag full of drugs. More bags were later found under a bridge, tying him to a Walmart purchase, U-Haul rentals, and motel stays — all caught on camera. Prosecutors called him the “FedEx of the drug world,” and with a history of federal felonies and a prior conviction overturned due to witness issues, the judge called his actions “desperate and harmful.” The drugs, worth $1.5 million, made this a high-stakes, high-stakes case — and a stark warning: international fentanyl smuggling won’t be tolerated. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/41f4a660dd8c310b