THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 9, 2024 Page 17 Malden man, 33, gets 10 years in jail for selling crystal meth to undercover agent A 33-year-old Malden man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer; David Desousa was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 10 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. In September 2022, Desousa pleaded guilty to one count of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of distributing five grams or more of methamphetamine, one count SWIM | FROM PAGE 1 Jess Bisson, Malden High coed swim has won – remarkably – nearly 90 percent if its regular season meets. The Golden Tornadoes swim team have been Greater Boston League (and for two years, Northeastern Conference South) champions a whopping 19 times in 25 seasons. The latest stretch of excellence has come with Coach Bisson at the helm. With an 88-79 win over Revere on the road at the Garfield School in Revere on January 18, Malden High clinched its 4th straight GBL title and 6th straight league championship overall. Finishing with another unbeaten league mark (5-0), Malden used a few first-place finishes, a wheelbarrow-full of seconds and thirds and a dominating sweep of the three relays run officially that day to seal another championship. “It certainly was not a given or something we thought we could do easily,” Coach Bisson said of this year’s title shot. “We knew we would have to focus of distributing a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine and three counts of possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. In February 2020, an investigation began into Desousa’s methamphetamine distribution activities. On three separate occasions – in February, March and July 2020 – Desousa met with and sold various quantities of methamphetamine to an undercover agent. Desousa was arrested on Aug. 6, 2020, in Medford while he was travelling to deliver two ounces of methamphetamine to the undercover agent. More than 55 grams of 99% pure methamphetamine and 10.814 grams of cocaine base were seized from Desousa’s vehicle. During a subsequent search of Desousa’s residence, more than 75 grams of methamphetamine, a loaded Remington .380 caliber pistol and $5,000 in cash were seized. An additional 83 grams of 99% pure methamphetamine and $90,000 in cash were also seized from Desousa’s storage unit. Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy; the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division, Brian D. Boyle; the Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division, Ketty Larco-Ward; Arlington Police Chief Juliann Flaherty; Medford Police Chief Jack Buckley; and Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Philip C. Cheng and James E. Arnold of the Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit prosecuted the case. This effort was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts and dismantles the highest level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice. gov/OCDETF. 1. (M) Sophie Tran, 1:06.18; 2. (R) Matthew Terrell, 1:10.02; 3. (M) James Zhou, 1:14.26; 4.(R) Joslyn Nguyen, 1:14.2; 5. (R) Feng, 1:22.32. 100 Freestyle 1. (M) Xu, 57.36; 2. (R) Hill, 1:04.20; 3. Lipa, 1:06.10; 4. Santos, 1:09.12; 5. Gordon Zeng, 1:11.87. 100 Breaststroke 1. (R) Rua, 1:24.50; 2. (M) Stanley Yip, 1:29.50; 3. (R) Nathaniel Hill, 1:28.03; 4. (M) Kevin Lin, 1:32.29. 100 Backstroke 1. (R) Cano, 1:03.04; 2. (M) SoMALDEN SWIM TEAM: The Golden Tornadoes won their 4th consecutive Greater Boston League Championship with a meet victory in its last one of the season on the road versus Revere, 8879. (Advocate Photo) lay events is what truly carried the team to the meet win. In the 200-yard medley relay, the foursome of Joslyn Nguyen, Hailey Tran, Sophie Tran and Tiffany Pham rolled to a first-place time of 2:04.93. Second-place was Ian Ian Ho, Stanley Yip, James Zhou and Joao Victor Santos (2:13.66). 200 Yard Freestyle later in the afternoon to put the meet out of reach. First place went to Joao Victor Santos, James Zhou, Stanley Yip and Xiaode “David” Xu at 1:58.62. Revere got second place by time, but was disqualified by an error. Malden took third with Pham, Larissa Retanero Granja, Gorden Zeng and Danielle Harrington (2:08.65) and fifth with Jasmin Diaz Gomez, Sabrina Daforsega, Dasia Valentine and Sofia Euorog (2:42.18). Revere was second at 1:56.14 with Matthew Terrell, Wilson Feng, Harrison Rua and Nathaniel Hill. Here’s how the other events finished: 200 Individual Freestyle 1. (Revere) Juan Cano, 2:00.41; DAVID XU WINS: Malden High’s Xiaode “David” Xu swam to a win in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 57.36 seconds. (Advocate Photo) and put in the work.” “We also knew we would have to rely on some new people to be able to compete for the [GBL] title,” Coach Bisson said, “and that’s exactly what we did.” Malden’s strength in the reRevere’s Jannet Sehli, Harrison Rua, Vilson Lipa and Leah Zuniga were third at 2:26.43. Malden’s Sophia Huynh, Christina Mui, Yingyan Xia and Weigi Du were fourth (2:48.23). Malden also went 1-3-5 in the 2. (Malden) David Xu, 2:06.65; 3. (Revere) Terrell, 2:23.12; 4. (Malden) Joslyn Nguyen, 2:33.16; 5. (Malden) Danielle Harrington (2:38.33). 200 Individual Medley 1. (R) Alem Casir, 2:23.23; 2. (M) Hailey Tran, 2:24.50; 3. (M) Pham, 2:58.97; 4. (M) Yingyan Xia, 3:10.29; 5. (R) Leah Zuniga, 3:52.9. 50 Freestyle 1. (M) Santos, 27.43; 2. (R) Wilson Feng, 28.06; 3. (M) Stanley Yip, 28.25; 4. (R) Rua, 28.36; 5. (M) Weigi Du, 38.72; 6. (R) Jannett Sehli, 33.31. 100 Butterfly phie Tran, 1:09.08; 3. (R) Lipa, 1:16.27; 4. (M) Ian Ian Ho, 1:20.85; 5. (M) Yinjie Wang (1:23.98). 500 Freestyle 1. (R) Alem Cesic, 6:15.85; 2. (M) Danielle Harrington, 7:10.80; 3.(R) Jannett Sehli, 7:21.28; 4. (M) Ian Ian Ho, 7:34.51; 5. (M) James Zhou, 7:40.22; 6. (R) Leah Zuniga, 8:21.56. GORDON and JOAO: Malden team members, sophomore Gordon Zeng (left) and senior Joao Victor Santos talk it over before an event. (Advocate Photo)
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