Three men have each been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison after they were convicted of conspiring to distribute 50 pounds of methamphetamine.

U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor yesterday sentenced Lauolefiso Afo, 36, to 185 months in prison and Joe Daniels, 34, to 170 months behind bars. They were convicted of conspiracy to distribute, attempted distribution and possession with the intent to distribute the methamphetamine.

On Thursday, Gillmor sentenced Junior Auelua, 44, to 185 months in prison for his role in the case.

The 50 pounds of drugs were discovered in February 2008 in two FedEx parcels that were being shipped from California to Hawai'i, according to federal prosecutors. Afo and Auelua were California residents at the time of the offense, while Daniels lived in Kapolei.

PRESIDENT'S SISTER AMONG HONOREES

Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of President Obama, will be one of four honorees at a ceremony tomorrow by the Hawai'i Friends for Civil Rights.

The organization will honor Soetoro-Ng, University of Hawai'i men's basketball coach Bob Nash, community civil rights leader Kat Brady and the African American Lawyers Association at its second annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Friends Awards reception.

The event is from 4 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Pacific Club, and is sold out.

Soetoro-Ng took leave from her position as a teacher at La Pietra Hawaii School for Girls to promote multiculturalism and racial inclusion during the historic campaign of her brother, President Obama. She will have a message from the president.