Contraband collected during the Humboldt County Drug Task Force’s 2024 investigation. File photo.

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Press release from the District Attorney’s Office:

Today, Albert Livingston Boone, 67, was sentenced by Judge Kaleb V. Cockrum to serve a stipulated 16 years in state prison for multiple drug trafficking offenses. Boone, originally from the Bay Area, has resided in Humboldt County for approximately the past ten years.

Most drug traffickers are precluded under California law from serving their sentences in state prison and serve their “prison” sentences at the local jail. However, because Boone is a sex offender registrant, the law requires him to serve his prison sentence at a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison facility and not the local jail.

Boone’s conviction stems from an April 2024 investigation by the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, which revealed he was transporting nearly three pounds of fentanyl from Oakland to Humboldt County. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), that amount of fentanyl contains enough lethal doses to potentially kill more than 60,000 people. The amount seized carries a street value between $61,000 and $129,000 and.

Boone was sentenced not only for the April 2024 incident, but also for three additional offenses involving possession for sale of fentanyl and cocaine, committed while he was out on bail.

The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Ian Harris. Boone was represented by local defense attorney Emery Welton.

District Attorney Stacey Eads commended the Eureka Police Department and the Humboldt County Drug Task Force for their diligent efforts. “Their thorough investigations have played a vital role in intercepting dangerous drugs and protecting our community,” said Eads. “Stopping the flow of fentanyl into Humboldt County saves lives.”