8 Years in Prison for Carteret Man Who Imported Bath Salts from China

CARTERET, NJ - A Carteret man was sentenced Tuesday to 96 months (eight years) in prison for conspiring to bring approximately four kilograms of ethylone (commonly called bath salts or molly) from China to New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Thomas Seymore, 38, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Katharine Hayden to an indictment charging him with one count of conspiring to distribute ethylone, a Schedule I controlled substance. Judge Hayden imposed the sentence Tuesday in Newark federal court.

On June 10, 2014, Seymore conspired with Michael Correa, 33, of Rahway to distribute approximately four kilograms of ethylone, which had been ordered from China and shipped to a location in Teaneck, prosecutors said. Ethylone, sometimes referred to as “bath salts” and “molly,” is an illegal synthetic drug that stimulates the central nervous system and can cause hallucinogenic effects.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Hayden sentenced Seymore to three years of supervised release. Correa previously pleaded guilty to his role and was sentenced Dec. 20, 2016 to 57 months in prison.

The DEA investigated, as did the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Service.