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Defendant Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking
SCRANTON—Cesar Moscoso-Sagastume, a 39-year-old citizen of Guatemala, has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy that transported more than a kilogram of heroin seized by investigators on Interstate 80 near Hazleton in February 2018.
According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Moscoso-Sagastume admitted to conspiring with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute between three and ten kilograms of heroin, equivalent to between 120,000 and 400,000 retail bags of heroin, between November 2017 and February 2018.
Investigators seized approximately five kilograms of heroin during the investigation.
Judge A. Richard Caputo ordered a presentence investigation to be completed. Sentencing is scheduled for April 30, 2020.
The charge against Moscoso-Sagastume resulted from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
The case was also brought as part of a district-wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, 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.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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