Calvin Westbrook, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Georgia 2020

ALBANY, Ga. – A notorious member of the Bloods criminal street gang organization with ties to California has been handed a 30-year prison sentence for directing the distribution of methamphetamine in Southwest Georgia.

Calvin Westbrook, also known as Lo Cal, 39, of Albany, formerly of Los Angeles, was sentenced to serve 360 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release on November 18 after he previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents, agents began investigating Westbrook’s activities brokering methamphetamine and fentanyl in 2020. Westbrook, a documented member of the Bloods criminal street gang, was recorded discussing details with his sources of supply in Atlanta about purchasing five kilograms of methamphetamine for a customer in South Carolina and two kilograms of methamphetamine for himself on November 13, 2020.

Westbrook directed co-defendant Tyshambriya Gervin, 29, of Albany, to engage co-defendant Kashambriya Chester, 23, of Albany, to move the methamphetamine from Atlanta to Albany so Westbrook would not be ‘riding dirty.’ On November 16, Gervin and Chester drove together to Atlanta, where they met up with Westbrook to conduct the methamphetamine transaction. On the return trip to Atlanta, Gervin and Chester were taken into custody in Cordele, Georgia, in possession of two kilograms of methamphetamine.

Westbrook was driving in another car ahead of them. Westbrook was taken into custody on December 15. While in the Tift County Jail, Westbrook was recorded making threats to harm a witness. Westbrook also posted threats on social media and directed a co-defendant in this event, Diamond Thomas, 23, of Albany, to assist in his efforts.

Thomas pleaded guilty to conspiracy to tamper with a witness and was sentenced to 24 months of probation on June 2, 2022. Co-defendants Gervin and Chester both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. On June 2, 2022, Gervin was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison to be followed by two years of supervised release and Chester was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation. The case was investigated by the GBI, FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Leah McEwen.

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