Oahu woman pleads guilty for role in drug ring
Published: Feb. 4, 2022 at 7:08 PM HST|Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 10:18 AM HST
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In a deal with prosecutors, an Oahu woman pleaded guilty to federal drug crimes for her role in her husband’s drug ring.
U.S. prosecutors said Tyrell Silva, the wife of Sam Kapoi, and four others conspired to distribute meth in 2019.
She could face up to 40 years behind bars and a $5 million fine.
Silva is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 14.
Meanwhile, Kapoi is serving an 18-year prison term after he admitted to being part of a drug ring and was caught with nearly three pounds of meth.
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