'At the same time that he held this position of public trust, (Arthur) Brun led a drug trafficking organization that distributed substantial amounts of methamphetamine,' prosecutors wrote.
multi-count federal indictmentProsecutors say Brun, better known as"Ata" to his drug accomplices, was a sitting member of the Kauai County Council and served as the vice chairman of its Public Safety & Human Services Committee, according to the indictment.
The indictment portrays Brun as a free-wheeling, fast-living drug lord who supplied guns to gang members and requested sexual favors as payment for drugs. At one point, he led police on a car chase that culminated with Brun eventually chucking a pound of meth out the car window in order to elude capture, the indictment claims.
Crystal meth, known locally as “batu” or “ice,” gained a stronghold across the islands long before becoming popular on the U.S. mainland. Mailing or shipping drugs to Hawaii became more common with increased airport security after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, when it got more difficult to smuggle drugs through air travel.
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