International-origin LSD distribution activity triggered a law enforcement sting, culminating in the guilty plea and sentencing of Charles Scherer.

An undercover officer delivered a package to Scherer’s home; a subsequent search warrant revealed the opened package inside his residence, where he lived alone.

Authorities located the opened package in Scherer’s residence, confirming the package’s entry and discovery while he was the sole resident.

Video and observations showed Scherer opening the door to receive the package and bringing it inside before investigators found the opened item during the search.

The article ties the legal outcome to the procedural timeline from seizure of the package to the guilty plea and sentencing.

The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations in conjunction with the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit.

Postal investigators traced the case to an April 2, 2024 seizure of a suspicious Dutch package containing 2,500 perforated tabs of LSD laced with MDMA.

Scherer’s sentence followed a guilty plea entered under a plea agreement.

Charles Scherer, 57, of Buena Vista Township, New Jersey, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for first-degree possession of LSD with intent to distribute.