https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/san-jose-police-union-director-smuggle-fentanyl-charge * News + White House + Senate + House + Campaigns + Business + Justice + Crime + Sunday Talk Shows + Washington Secrets * Policy + Defense & National Security + Energy & Environment + Education + Immigration + Finance & Economy + Healthcare + Foreign Policy + Technology + Infrastructure + Space + Think Tanks * Opinion + Columnists + Editorials + Beltway Confidential * Videos + Latest Clips + The Debrief + Reporter's Notebook * Magazine + Latest Edition + All Magazine Editions * Restoring America * Newsletters Sign In | Subscribe * My Account * WEX Access * Contact Us * Logout [ ] [ ] Clear Search Sign In | Subscribe * My Account * WEX Access * Contact Us * Logout The Washington Examiner Thursday, March 30, 2023 Thursday, March 30, 2023 Sign In | Subscribe * My Account * WEX Access * Contact Us * Logout * News + White House + Senate + House + Campaigns + Business + Justice + Crime + Sunday Talk Shows + Washington Secrets * Policy + Defense & National Security + Energy & Environment + Education + Immigration + Finance & Economy + Healthcare + Foreign Policy + Technology + Infrastructure + Space + Think Tanks * Opinion + Columnists + Editorials + Beltway Confidential * Videos + Latest Clips + The Debrief + Reporter's Notebook * Magazine + Latest Edition + All Magazine Editions * Restoring America * Newsletters Manhattan grand jury votes to indict Trump in hush money case Close Fentanyl San Jose police union executive director charged with attempting to smuggle fentanyl into US by Conrad Hoyt, Overnight News Editor March 30, 2023 03:42 AM * * * * * Opinion Inflation didn't slow as much as economists thought late last year By: Tiana Lowe Tiana Lowe To be unpatriotic in America is a character flaw By: Quin Hillyer Quin Hillyer Donald Trump indicted: Alvin Bragg has opened the Pandora's box of presidential political prosecutions By: Tiana Lowe Tiana Lowe Videos AOC AOC hit with ethics complaint over allegations she defamed Libs of TikTok creator Jacob Chansley QAnon Shaman, star of Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 tapes, released from prison Transgender Health West Virginia West Virginia blocks transgender surgeries, hormone replacement, and puberty blockers Screen Shot 2023-03-30 at 9.46.37 AM.png WATCH: Christian transgender activist says GOP exploiting deaths of Nashville victims Newsletters Phone News Sign up now to get the Washington Examiner's breaking news and timely commentary delivered right to your inbox. The executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association, or SJPOA, has been charged with attempting to import a controlled substance illegally in connection with a scheme to smuggle and distribute synthetic opioids into the United States. United States attorney Ismail Ramsey and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Tatum King announced the federal criminal complaint against Joanne Segovia on Wednesday. The complaint alleges that Segovia, 64, used her personal and office computers to order thousands of opioids and other pills to her home and agreed to distribute the drugs across the U.S. 'UNPRECEDENTED CASE': FORMER MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC MAYOR INDICTED ON 80 COUNTS OF CHILD PORN Segovia, of San Jose, is charged with attempting to import valeryl fentanyl unlawfully. She is alleged to have had at least 61 shipments mailed to her home from October 2015 to January 2023 from countries/ regions, including Hong Kong, Hungary, India, and Singapore. The mailing documents were labeled as "Wedding Party Favors," "Gift Makeup," or "Chocolate and Sweets." Joanne Segovia, exec director of @ProtectSanJose, the San Jose police union, charged by @USAO_NDCA w/ordering thousands of opioids & other pills to her home - using office & personal computers - and distributing them across U.S., per @HSISanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/ZQYbpu1Wl9 -- Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) March 30, 2023 However, the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of California said from July 2019 onward, officials intercepted and opened five of the shipments and found they contained thousands of pills of controlled substances, including the synthetic opioids tramadol and tapentadol, with certain containers of drugs estimated to be worth thousands of dollars. "The complaint alleges that Segovia was apprehended as part of an ongoing Homeland Security investigation into a network that was shipping controlled substances into the San Francisco Bay Area from abroad," the office wrote. Segovia is accused of sending hundreds of messages to someone using a phone with an Indian country code regarding shipping and receiving the mail and that she used her office at the San Jose Police Officers' Association to distribute the drugs. "For example, in spring 2021, Segovia was told by a supplier to send a package to a woman in North Carolina. Segovia then sent this supplier a photograph of a shipment made using the UPS account of San Jose Police Officers' Association," the attorney's office wrote. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER If convicted, Segovia faces a maximum statutory sentence of 20 years, according to Ramsey and King, who added that as part of any sentence, the court might order her to serve at least three years of supervised release and to pay a fine of up to $250,000. "Joanne is a professional and competent manager and contact. She is always informed of conditions which effect her group," a recommendation on Segovia's LinkedIn profile reads. 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