Man Faces Prison Sentence, Fine After Drug Conviction

By Jay F. Marks, The Daily Oklahoman

Mar. 25–A California man was convicted Friday for his role in transporting more than 200,000 ecstasy tablets.

Tuyen Vu Ngo, 31, was arrested in August after a traffic stop netted the largest ecstasy seizure in Oklahoma history.

The Alhambra, Calif., resident faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine after being convicted of two drug counts. A federal jury in Oklahoma City deliberated for less than an hour Friday before finding him guilty.

Ngo and three other California residents were stopped Aug. 25 on Interstate 40 by agents from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Authorities found about 140 pounds of ecstasy tablets in the SUV with an estimated street value of $4 million.

Eric S. Hsiung and Eric Chen, both 21, pleaded guilty to charges that carry as much as five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. They are awaiting sentencing.

Richard Young Kim, who was with Ngo in the other car, is a fugitive after failing to show up for trial this week.

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