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Bret W. Hendren, 46, was charged with helping the leader of a drug- trafficking outfit, Thomas Ranes, conceal the source of $93,000 in cash

Anchorage resident Bret W. Hendren, 46, was charged with helping the leader of a drug- trafficking outfit, Thomas Ranes, conceal the source of $93,000 in cash by using it as a down payment on a motor home and trailer, prosecutors said. Ranes gave Hendren the cash in $5,000 increments; in one case the cash smelled of marijuana, prosecutors said. Prosecutors say Hendren took a total of about $150,000 in cash from Ranes, who is serving a 30-year sentence for his role in the operation. Hendren is facing up to 20 years in prison at his sentencing Feb. 3.
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