PITTSBURGH – A staggering 110 grams of heroin and 3,000 empty stamp bags used in its distribution was the deadly cargo found by the Pennsylvania State Police during a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Carloto Neal, Jr., 22, of Duquesne, Pennsylvania.
Neal, a resident of Duquesne, has been sentenced in federal court to four years of imprisonment and three years of supervised release on his conviction of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Neal.
According to information presented to the court, the Pennsylvania State Police conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Neal, and a search of that vehicle revealed the aforementioned heroin and empty stamp bags.
Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
Acting United States Attorney Song commended the Pennsylvania State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Neal.
The heroin epidemic has become a scourge on society, with Center for Disease Control and Prevention statistics showing that heroin overdose deaths quadrupled between 2002 and 2012.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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