SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury convicted Cankun He on Thursday, October 22, of conspiracy to commit an armed carjacking targeting marijuana trafficking proceeds. The jury’s verdict follows a four-day trial before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer.
According to evidence presented at the trial, He conspired with Jordan Cantie and at least one other individual to target a marijuana courier transporting approximately $370,000 of cash in marijuana proceeds. On May 18, 2023, He surveilled the area in Daly City, Calif., where the courier was expected to arrive, and alerted Cantie and his partner when the courier appeared. Cantie brandished a gun at a neighbor walking by with her children, and then blocked the courier’s van with their black SUV. Cantie held the courier at gunpoint, he and his partner handcuffed the courier, and then drove away with the cash and the van.
Cankun He is the third defendant convicted in connection with this investigation. Co-defendants Jordan Cantie and Robert Maynard pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce, on July 29, 2026, and July 22, 2026, respectively, in connection with a separate incident. Both Cantie and Maynard await sentencing.
United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Scott Schelble made the announcement.
Cankun He is currently in federal custody. A second trial on an additional count of conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce against He and two additional co-defendants is scheduled for November 30, 2026, with a pretrial conference set for November 17, 2026, and jury selection set for November 18, 2026. He faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Any sentence will be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christine Chen, Anupam Dhillon, and Kevin Yeh are prosecuting the case with the assistance of Andy Ding, Lance Libatique, Freya Picciotto, and Yenni Weiberg. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI, with assistance from the Daly City Police Department.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Northern District of California — U.S. Department of Justice press release.