California man accused of trafficking drugs to Hawaii sentenced

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The last defendant in a drug trafficking case that extended from Hawaii to Philadelphia was sentenced Thursday.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Lynden Lightburn of Los Angeles, who went by the street name “Soulja,” was sentenced to six years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release.

According to court records from September 2020 to June 30, 2021, Lightburn supplied over 6.6 kilograms (14.5 pounds) of fentanyl, 6.4 kilograms (14.1 pounds) of heroin, and 2.8 kilograms (6.1 pounds) of methamphetamine to a Honolulu drug trafficking organization, called DTO, co-led by two Detroit men…

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