California Drug Dealer Sentenced to 55 Months in Federal Pri...

Hagåtña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Anthony Kenneth Johnson, age 68, from Merced, California, was sentenced on September 17, 2025, in the District Court of Guam to 55 months imprisonment for Distribution of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The Court also ordered three years of supervised release following imprisonment, forfeiture of $1,000 in drug proceeds, and a mandatory $100.00 special assessment fee. In addition, defendants convicted of a federal drug offense may no longer qualify for certain federal benefits.

On August 17, 2017, United States Postal Inspectors intercepted a package containing 23.09 grams of methamphetamine. After delivering the package under surveillance, the recipient, Kevin Mayberry, admitted to receiving the drugs and identified Johnson as the sender. At the time, Johnson was on supervised release after serving 244 months for a previous methamphetamine conspiracy conviction.

In March and April 2020, after a 20-month revocation of his supervised release, Johnson sent two more packages of methamphetamine to Mayberry. The first contained 7.99 grams, for which they agreed on a $250 payment. Postal Inspectors sent a money order to Johnson, which he cashed. The second package contained 25.53 grams. Johnson indicated he wanted $1,000 for the drugs, using the term "zip" for an ounce of methamphetamine. Postal Inspectors sent two money orders totaling $750, which Johnson cashed. In total, Johnson distributed 56.61 grams of methamphetamine, all with a purity of at least 80 percent.

Co-conspirator Kevin Mayberry previously pled guilty to Attempted Possession of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride with Intent to Distribute and was sentenced to 110 Months in Federal Prison.

"Drug trafficking by offenders under post-conviction supervision will not be tolerated, regardless of the quantity involved," stated United States Attorney Anderson. "This investigation is another example of the benefits of multi-agency partners working together to keep our communities safe."

"This sentence sends a message that the U.S. Postal Inspection Service will not allow the U.S. Mail to be used to distribute harmful narcotics in Guam or anywhere else." said U.S. Postal Inspection Service San Francisco Division Inspector in Charge Stephen Sherwood. "I would like to thank our partners on the task force including the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency, the Guam Police Department, and the Guam Army National Guard Counterdrug Program for their valuable work keeping dangerous substances out of the mail and out of the community."

This investigation was conducted by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Guam Police Department, with prosecution handled by Assistant United States Attorney Devarup Rastogi in the District of Guam.