A Williamsport man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in distributing heroin and cocaine in Lycoming County. Antoine Paris Davis, 39, was convicted by a federal jury on September 30, 2016, of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine and possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.
The jury also found Davis responsible for the distribution of 100 grams or more of heroin. According to US Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, this amount is equivalent to approximately 4,000 individual doses of potentially fatal heroin.
Davis was part of a conspiracy with co-defendant Rasheem Jarbar Ruley, 24, to distribute heroin and cocaine to drug users and sellers in Williamsport between June 2014 and January 2015. The pair stored heroin and cocaine at their residence on Tinsman Avenue in Williamsport, including a large bag containing over 100 grams of heroin and 16 bags of cocaine.
Law enforcement officials found digital scales, plastic bags, wax packets, and rubber bands used to package heroin and cocaine for distribution, as well as approximately $1,300 in cash drug proceeds.
Rasheem Jarbar Ruley, co-defendant and conspirator, was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment by Judge Matthew W. Brann for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine and possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.
The case was investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police, the Williamsport Bureau of Police, the Lycoming County District Attorney’s Office, the Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney George Rocktashel prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of a district-wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic of heroin use and distribution. The Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin-related offenses.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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