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       Police Union Leader. Charged with importing Fent and Tapendol 
       By: Road2HardCoreIron Date: April 2, 2023, 10:44 am
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       Police union leader charged with importing large quantities of
       fentanyl into US
       ByMeredith Deliso  ABCNews logo
       Friday, March 31, 2023 4:45PM
       Police union leader charged with importing large quantities of
       fentanyl into US
       The Executive Director of the San Jose Police Officers
       Association Joanne Marian Segovia is seen...Show more
       ABCNews
       The head of a police union in the San Francisco Bay Area faces
       federal charges for allegedly smuggling thousands of synthetic
       opioids into the U.S. from multiple countries with the intent to
       distribute them.
       San Jose Police Officers Association Executive Director Joanne
       Marian Segovia, 64, has been charged with attempt to unlawfully
       import a controlled substance -- specifically valeryl fentanyl,
       a fentanyl analog -- according to a complaint filed in federal
       court earlier this week.
       Between 2015 and 2023, Segovia received 61 shipments that were
       labeled "Wedding Party Favors," "Shirts Tops," "Gift Makeup,"
       "Chocolate and Sweets," "Food Supplement," "Health Product" and
       "Supplement," originating from countries including Hong Kong,
       Hungary, India and Singapore, according to the complaint. In
       reality, they were illicit drugs, prosecutors in the U.S.
       Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California
       allege.
       Between July 2019 and January 2023, as part of an ongoing
       Homeland Security investigation into controlled substances being
       shipped into the San Francisco Bay Area from India, authorities
       intercepted and opened five such shipments and found that they
       contained thousands of pills, including the synthetic opioids
       Tramadol and Tapentadol, prosecutors said.
       In a voluntary interview with Homeland Security agents in
       February, Segovia reportedly claimed to have only ordered
       "supplements" and "nothing out of the ordinary," according to
       the complaint. She reportedly denied ordering or receiving
       prescription medications through the mail and said that she
       would never do so, adding, "I wouldn't even know where to
       start," according to the complaint.
       In a second interview earlier this month, Segovia allegedly told
       investigators "that she had nothing to do with the orders sent
       to her" and blamed them on a woman she identified as a "family
       friend and housekeeper," according to the complaint.
       Segovia continued to order controlled substances even after the
       February interview with Homeland Security, prosecutors allege.
       On March 13, federal agents in Kentucky seized a parcel
       purportedly containing a clock that originated from China that
       was addressed to Segovia and allegedly contained valeryl
       fentanyl, the complaint said.
       Amid the investigation, agents also found emails and WhatsApp
       chat messages on Segovia's phone allegedly talking about
       shipments of drugs.
       Segovia is scheduled to make her first court appearance Friday
       afternoon.
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