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FATHER, SON POT DEALERS FROM SEATTLE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON

Feb 13, 2024, 2:05 PM

Marijuana grown with illegal pesticides were among the issues faced by the Wu
family.. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS

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BY BILL KACZARABA


MyNorthwest Content Editor

A father and son from Seattle were each sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for
trying to sell marijuana on the black market, among other charges.

In a release from the U.S. Justice Department, the pair was sentenced to 30
months for violating Washington state’s marijuana production regulations.

Qixian Wu, 59, and Yong Cong Wu, 30, pleaded guilty in November 2023 to
conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana, the release from U.S.
Attorney Tessa Gorman said.





At Tuesday’s sentencing, the judge said the men knew what they were doing.

“Even after multiple visits from state regulators, the Wu family continued to
grow and sell marijuana illegally – some of it likely tainted with illegal
pesticides,” said Gorman in the release.

“By seeking licensing under the regulatory scheme—while not complying in any
meaningful way with this system—the Wu family not only violated federal law, but
also, threatened the viability of the state’s approach to the legalization of
marijuana in Washington.”

Other news: Body found in the middle of the road in Federal Way, officers
investigating

Regulators began noticing irregularities in reports from the Wu’s licensed
marijuana production business—New Direction—located on West Marginal Way SW.

The problems began to emerge as early as 2016, according to inspectors.
Officials said some of the product was not appropriately tagged or tracked.
Samples taken in September were tested and found to be tainted with illegal
pesticides.





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Despite the inspections, the Justice Dept. said the Wu family did not change
operations and they continued to falsify reports with respect to the marijuana
produced at New Direction.

Bill Kaczaraba is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read his stories
here. Follow Bill on X, formerly known as Twitter, here and email him here.


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