NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A Virginia man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiring to sell the synthetic drug known as “spice.”
The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that spice mimics the active ingredient in marijuana. The drug was declared as a Schedule 1 controlled substance in 2017.
Court documents state that 25-year-old Robert Hoeflein worked with other men to sell spice out of two shops in Chesapeake that officially sold e-cigarettes and other vaping products.
The illicit substance was called 5-fluoro-ADB. Authorities alleged that one those shops received 250 pounds of the drug.
Hoeflein had previously been accused of selling the drug four years ago. But he took a deal that resulted in misdemeanor convictions.
During Tuesday’s sentencing, U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson in Norfolk told Hoeflein this “wasn’t your first rodeo.”
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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com
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