Brandon Washington, Cocaine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2021

A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking operation in the city.

Brandon Washington, 36, of Pittsburgh's Spring Hill neighborhood, was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment and four years of supervised release on charges of violating federal firearms and drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K Chung announced today.

According to information presented to the court, on March 4, 2021, Washington delivered a quantity of cocaine to an undercover narcotics detective with the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police in a hotel located on the North Shore of Pittsburgh. On March 18, 2021, DEA agents and members of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police executed federal search warrants on several rooms utilized by Washington in the same hotel where the undercover drug buy took place.

During the search of the hotel rooms detectives located crack cocaine and a semi-auto handgun that was possessed by Washington in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes. Washington was subsequently arrested and charged with violating federal firearms and drug laws.

Assistant United States Attorney Michael R. Ball prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Chung commended the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Brandon Washington.

The case is a reminder of the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to combat cocaine trafficking and related crimes in the Pittsburgh area.

Mandatory facts: Defendant's full name: Brandon Washington; Criminal charges: Violating federal firearms and drug laws; City and state: Pittsburgh, PA; Exact date: March 4, 2021; Sentence: 96 months imprisonment and four years of supervised release.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/spring-hill-man-sentenced-8-years-prison-drug-and-gun-law-violations