On Monday May 15, 2023, in federal court Zakaria Hassan, 30, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment following his conviction for distribution of 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. Hassan’s sentence was enhanced due to prior conviction for a serious drug felony. Hassan’s vehicle and cash of $17,533 cash was forfeited to the government because of his drug dealing. Following sentence Hassan will serve 10 years on supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
In February of 2021, Hassan sold approximately 113 grams of methamphetamine to a cooperating witness in Grand Island. The drugs were sent to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Services Bureau where an analyst confirmed the presence of at least 96 grams of pure methamphetamine. In September 2021, Hassan supplied approximately 85 grams methamphetamine to a cooperating witness in Grand Island. In January 2022, Hassan was arrested in Lincoln after police officers found a distribution amount of methamphetamine in his pocket and in the engine compartment of his car. During a search of his Grand Island residence later that month, police found more drugs, paraphernalia, and $15,893 cash.
This case was investigated by the Lincoln Police Department, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, Trident Drug Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
