Drug ring leader gets 15-year term

SEATTLE – One of the leaders of a multimillion-dollar drug distribution ring was sentenced this week in federal court in Seattle to 15 years in prison for conspiracy and money laundering.

U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan said 38-year-old Drew Yim, of Burien, was the leader of a group that distributed illegal drugs from Mexico to Canada and east across the United States.

The federal government has seized more than a million dollars in cash, multiple vehicles, a boat and real estate from Yim.

Yim admits in his plea agreement that he led a criminal enterprise with dozens of conspirators. He was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Friday.