CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A former Linndale police officer who helped sell large amounts of club drugs in the Cleveland area was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in federal prison.

Jonida Alicka, 29, of Rocky River pleaded guilty in August to possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. The FBI said she, along with her sister and two others conspired to bring MDMA and high-quality marijuana from Canada to the Cleveland area.

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster gave her a lower sentence than recommended by the U.S. Probation Office, reasoning that if she didn't learn her lesson in 41 months, a few more wouldn't help. He ordered her to forfeit two guns and $2,281 in cash the FBI found when she was arrested in March.

Prosecutors have said Jonida Alicka and her sister Denisa Alicka worked with others to transport and sell the drugs. They included Rinald Turhani, who cheated on his wife with Denisa Alicka, Fabian Mihaj, Jonida Alicka's then-boyfriend, and Leka Konini.

They said the Alicka sisters would routinely travel to other states to transport drugs.

With the money they made selling drugs, the sisters lived a lavish lifestyle, which included an upscale apartment on Center Ridge Road, plastic surgery, expensive trips to Miami and Los Angeles and luxury sedans.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa Darden said the Alicka sisters relied on Turhani and Mihaj to pay for their extravagant lifestyle.

Federal Public Defender Ed Bryan told Polster that Jonida Alicka met Mihaj at the Starbucks in Crocker Park in Westlake and struck up a relationship. He described Jonida Alicka's involvement as mostly being a "mule," moving drugs from Pennsylvania to Michigan.

He said Jonida Alicka, a native of Albania, was incredibly bright and had a promising future after her sentence was served.

Jonida Alicka apologized to the community and her family, who said in the viewing gallery, during Tuesday's sentencing.

"I don't feel bad for myself. I feel bad for them," she said.

Darden said the "mule" description belies Jonida Alicka's involvement. She said evidence showed that Jonida Alicka was actively involved in selling MDMA and marijuana.

Alicka worked one day a week as a volunteer reserve officer for the Linndale Police Department and was working on her criminal justice degree at Cleveland State University when she was arrested. The FBI said she conducted several drug deals during her shifts while wearing her police uniform. She was fired after her arrest.

Darden said Jonida Alicka's law enforcement service should work against her. She said Jonida Alicka worked as an officer on Fridays and "slings dope every other day for her boyfriend."

Denisa Alicka, Turhani and Konini have pleaded guilty.

Denisa Alicka is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 21. Turhani, a Detroit area trucking company owner, was sentenced to September to nine years in federal prison. Konini, a truck driver will be sentenced Feb. 9.

Mihaj was recently arrested in Canada, Darden said after the hearing. Prosecutors previously said the Alicka sisters helped Mihaj sneak across the border after he absconded from federal supervision.

Darden described Mihaj as a person of interest but said she did not know whether he would be extradited to the U.S. to face prosecution.

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