Huntington Beach-Based, Nationwide, High-Grade Marijuana Business Lands Man In Federal Custody


A federal grand jury in Michigan has charged an Orange County man tied to Huntington Beach with money laundering and trying to illegally sell more than 100 kilograms of high-quality marijuana.

According to U.S. Department of Justice records obtained by OC Weekly, Kenneth Hien Vu (a.k.a. Kenny Nguyen) is a leader of “a nationwide marijuana-trafficking and money-laundering enterprise.”
Federal agents arrested Vu on Feb. 7 in Orange County, denied him bail because he is considered a high flight risk and have transported him to the custody of U.S. marshals in Grand Rapids.

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For at least two years, Vu's alleged operation used vehicles, the United State Postal Service and United Parcel Service (UPS) to ship packages of high-quality “Cush” from California throughout the United States, including  Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Georgia and South Carolina, according to court records.
Many pot packages were mailed using a post-office-box address in Huntington Beach.
Authorities also allege that large cash revenues were masked by depositing less than $10,000 at a time in numerous bank accounts.
In one four-month period in 2012, for example, one of these alleged tainted bank accounts saw cash deposits totaling more than $1.6 million.
According to court records, federal agents have also arrested accused co-conspirator Uy Tran in Nebraska and are searching for a fugitive in the case, Dustin Castenholz of Michigan.

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