Alondo Wheeler, Cocaine Distribution, Texas 2015

A Dallas man, Alondo Wheeler, a/k/a 'Lil Dude,' has been sentenced to serve 168 months in federal prison for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

The sentencing occurred on November 2015, following Wheeler's guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Wheeler, 35, was one of 16 defendants arrested in late May 2015 as part of a joint law enforcement operation led by the Dallas Police Department, Dallas County Sheriff's Office, and the Dallas FBI-Violent Gang Safe Streets Task Force.

The operation targeted members of a cocaine and crack cocaine distribution conspiracy, as alleged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas on May 20, 2015. Twenty-one defendants were charged in that indictment. To date, 12 have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

According to documents filed in the case, Wheeler admitted that on several occasions between January 2013 and May 20, 2015, he possessed with the intent to distribute and distributed cocaine base in the Dallas area, working with co-defendants to obtain the crack. In addition, during the conspiracy, Wheeler admitted to possessing with the intent to distribute and/or distributing 106 grams of crack cocaine and 56.7 grams of cocaine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Phelesa Guy is in charge of the prosecution.

The investigation was led by the Dallas Police Department, Dallas County Sheriff's Office, and the Dallas FBI-Violent Gang Safe Streets Task Force.

Alondo Wheeler is currently serving his sentence in federal prison. The case is a reminder of the ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking in the Dallas area.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/cocaine-dealer-sentenced-168-months-federal-prison