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Drug trafficker who shipped money in chocolate boxes found guilty on multiple charges

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A drug trafficker on Hawaii Island who shipped money to accomplices in boxes of chocolate is found guilty of conspiracy and attempted distribution of meth.

Officials say a federal jury recently convicted Luis Miguel Castro Alavez. Safe Secure Box

Drug trafficker who shipped money in chocolate boxes found guilty on multiple charges

Prosecutors say he wired payments to California and Mexico.

Authorities arrested the 31-year-old in June after his landlord found a box full of drugs shipped to his vacation rental.

Sentencing is set for February.

Drug trafficker who shipped money in chocolate boxes found guilty on multiple charges

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