NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Seaside man was sentenced at the moment to 14 years in jail for his position in a heroin trafficking conspiracy that crossed most of South Hampton Roads.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork, Ingram Cox, 35, recurrently acquired heroin from co-defendant Kyam Washington, which Cox then bought to native drug sellers and customers. The group imported bulk quantities of heroin from out-of-state sources, and at occasions used a typical cellular phone quantity that patrons would name to order medication. Narcotics, a number of firearms, a bullet-proof vest, a industrial cash counter, and almost $100,000 had been seized throughout search warrants of homes utilized by members of the conspiracy.
The case was investigated as a part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Job Forces (OCDETF), Operation View Crew. The OCDETF program is a federal multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional process power that provides supplemental federal funding to federal and state businesses concerned within the identification, investigation, and prosecution of main drug trafficking organizations. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to establish, disrupt and dismantle essentially the most severe drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and cash laundering organizations, and people primarily accountable for the nation’s unlawful drug provide.
G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Legal professional for the Jap District of Virginia; Jesse R. Fong, Particular Agent in Cost for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Subject Division; Martin Culbreth, Particular Agent in Cost of the FBI’s Norfolk Subject Workplace; James A. Cervera, Chief of Virginia Seaside Police; and Kelvin Wright, Chief of the Chesapeake Police Division, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Choose Rebecca Seaside Smith. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrew C. Bosse, Joseph E. DePadilla, and John F. Butler prosecuted the case.
A duplicate of this press launch is positioned on the web site of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Jap District of Virginia. Associated courtroom paperwork and data are positioned on the web site of the District Court for the Jap District of Virginia or on PACER by looking for Case No. 2:19-cr-006.
