Announcement in Oahu
FBI OFFICIAL: Reposting from FBI "BREAKING: Ten Indicted in Drug Trafficking Conspiracies in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that ten people were charged in an indictment that was unsealed on May 6, 2026, on charges including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana and possession of a firearm. The ten indicted individuals are: - Navy Kapeli, a/k/a “Tiny,” “Unc,” 38, of Oahu - Joshua Militante-Hanamaikai, a/k/a “Sparx,” 25, of Oahu - Samuel Kaolulo, 54, of Oahu - Dallas Jardine, 24, of Oahu - Kenneth Taylor, 39, of Oahu - Alabanza Tuimalealiifano, a/k/a “Insane,” 39, of Oahu - Kaylam Kumos, 18, of Oahu - Oriana Holmes, 38, of Oahu - Taiana Kapeli, 54, of Hawaii - Douglas Keliikuli, 37, of Oahu According to court filings, the drug trafficking organization led by Kapeli and Militante-Hanamaikai had large quantities of methamphetamine shipped to Hawaii. The organization, sometimes referred to as H-Mob, used juveniles to store narcotics and firearms at the Puuwai Momi Housing complex. Investigators seized at least twenty pounds of methamphetamine during the investigation. Additionally, several firearms were seized when search warrants were executed at multiple locations on May 6, 2026, including locations within the Puuwai Momi Housing complex. In a separate conspiracy, Tuimalealiifano, an inmate at Halawa Correctional Facility, had Navy Kapeli pick up a pound of methamphetamine and deliver it to Keliikuli, a guard at the prison. Keliikuli then brought the methamphetamine into the prison where it was seized by investigators. If convicted, the defendants face a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years for the drug charges and a maximum of life imprisonment, plus a term of supervised release. Jardine also faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for the gun charge. The charges in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Agency, IRS, NCIS - Naval Criminal Investigative Service Coast Guard Investigative Service, United States Postal Inspection Service, Honolulu Police Department (Official Site), and Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement are investigating the case. This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative. The HSTF, co-led by the FBI and HSI, has embedded personnel, resources, and intelligence across the country to crush the presence of transnational criminal organizations operating in America. The task force is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to identifying and ending drug cartels, foreign gangs, and criminal organizations threatening public safety and national security." Find this report and thousands more at searchssh.com #hawaii #stolenstuffhawaii #drugtrafficking #Hmob #HomelandSecurity