Authorities announced that 125 Oklahoma inmates with ties to the Irish mob were convicted for drug trafficking while they were in prison.Investigators said their leader is David Postelle, the brother of Gilbert Postelle – an Oklahoma death row inmate the state executed this year for several murders. David Postelle also was sentenced to life in prison for his role in those murders.Over the past five years, several law enforcement agencies performed wiretaps on phones that inmates smuggled into prison.The wiretaps resulted in the seizure of more than 500 pounds of meth and heroin, hundreds of firearms and almost $600,000 in drug transactions.Of the 125 defendants, David Postelle was the only one to receive a life sentence. The others will serve a collective 1,350 years.
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Authorities announced that 125 Oklahoma inmates with ties to the Irish mob were convicted for drug trafficking while they were in prison.
Investigators said their leader is David Postelle, the brother of Gilbert Postelle – an Oklahoma death row inmate the state executed this year for several murders. David Postelle also was sentenced to life in prison for his role in those murders.
Over the past five years, several law enforcement agencies performed wiretaps on phones that inmates smuggled into prison.
The wiretaps resulted in the seizure of more than 500 pounds of meth and heroin, hundreds of firearms and almost $600,000 in drug transactions.
Of the 125 defendants, David Postelle was the only one to receive a life sentence. The others will serve a collective 1,350 years.
