Cocaine Distribution Rings Cracked in North Carolina
A Currituck County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing cocaine and crack.
Christian Lavar Burton, 38, from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release by Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle.
Burton was named in a six-count indictment filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina on March 21, 2018, for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession With the Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Cocaine and Cocaine Base (Crack) from April 2016 through February 2018, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.
The Currituck County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into the narcotics activity of Burton in May 2016. During the course of the investigation, agents utilized an undercover agent and multiple confidential informants. From mid-2016 through early 2018, the CCSO made numerous controlled purchases from Burton in and around the Elizabeth City area.
On February 1, 2018, Burton was arrested at his home in Moyock. A search of Burton’s residence resulted in the seizure of approximately 9 grams of cocaine base (crack), approximately 6 grams of cocaine, approximately 108 grams of marijuana, assorted plastic bag portions used to package marijuana, $1,551 in United States currency, and a set of digital scales.
The case is a federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) criminal matter investigated by the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Edward Gray prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
Christian Lavar Burton, a notorious figure in North Carolina’s narcotics underworld, has met his match. The 10-year prison sentence handed down by Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle is a testament to the tireless efforts of law enforcement agencies in the state.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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