HAGÅTÑA — A former Guam Police Department K9 officer was sentenced Tuesday, August 25 in the United States District Court of Guam to 15 months in federal prison for two counts of distribution of methamphetamine hydrochloride, United States Attorney Shawn N. Anderson announced.
Brian Dacanay Awa, 47, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay a mandatory $200 special assessment.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, federal authorities working with informants identified Awa as a participant in methamphetamine distribution in Guam. Federal agents and GPD developed a confidential informant who reported prior drug purchases from Awa and agreed to participate in controlled operations. On June 24, 2024, under law enforcement supervision, the informant met Awa at a Dededo store, where Awa provided a cigarette pack containing 3.76 grams of methamphetamine at 100 percent purity, in a transaction recorded on video. A second controlled buy on July 3, 2024, at another Dededo location, produced a red cigarette pack from Awa’s vehicle containing 28.1 grams of methamphetamine, also at 100 percent purity.
“Law enforcement is entrusted with keeping our communities safe and drug-free,” Anderson said, applauding federal agents and GPD’s Special Investigation Section and adding, “We will continue to promote accountability in law enforcement at every opportunity.”
“Brian Awa abused his position as a law enforcement officer and violated the public trust by trafficking methamphetamine into Guam,” said Homeland Security Investigations Honolulu Acting Special Agent in Charge CJ Ammons, saying HSI is committed to holding accountable “those who exploit positions of public trust.”
The investigation was conducted by HSI’s Guam Field Office with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and GPD’s Special Investigation Section. Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin K. Petersburg prosecuted the case.
