Source: Office of United States Attorneys
HONOLULU – Acting United States Attorney Kenneth M. Sorenson announced that Phitsmai Khamkhay, 58, of Honolulu, Hawaii was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with distributing more than fifty grams of methamphetamine, a Schedule II federally controlled substance, from her residence on three separate occasions in 2022. A detention hearing in federal court is scheduled for February 18, 2025.
According to the facts stated in the complaint, in April, May, and June 2022, Khamkhay arranged for the sale of approximately 680 grams of methamphetamine. She distributed the drugs from her home in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was surveilled by law enforcement during three controlled purchases involving a confidential source. During an interview with law enforcement, Khamkhay elected to waive her Miranda rights and admitted that, on several occasions, she purchased multiple pounds of methamphetamine from numerous individuals on Oahu and distributed multiple pounds of methamphetamine to numerous individuals on Oahu and Kauai.
The charges in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. In the case of conviction, any sentence would be imposed by a United States District Judge based on the statutory sentencing factors and the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Agency. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tom Muehleck and Rebecca A. Perlmutter.