Las Vegas man enters guilty plea in national oxycodone ring case

CREATED Dec. 5, 2012

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Portland for his role in a drug ring accused of illegally selling painkillers and laundering $1.7 million in revenue.

The 27-year-old, Kingsley Osemwengie, is held for sentencing on Feb. 19.

The Oregonian reports he an 18 others accused of dealing oxycodone across the country were taken down in a drug task force investigation known as "Trick or Treat."

Court papers say he oversaw pill sales in Boston in Seattle.

Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com