Cocaine Smugglers Face Jail Time in Atlanta Airport Case

ATLANTA – A gritty drug trafficking ring has been dismantled, as Walter Lee Parker, Paul Victor Wilson (also known as ‘Ivory Roberson’), Roelisha Housley, Janai Cavitt, and Kaprice Green were handed sentences for their roles in a plot to smuggle six kilograms of cocaine through Atlanta’s bustling Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

“Federal agents have put an end to this drug smuggling ring,” stated U.S. Attorney John Horn. “The airport is not the place for shipping illegal drugs, and we hope this sends a clear message.”

The case began on February 10, 2016, when customs agents at Atlanta’s airport intercepted Cavitt and Green, who were carrying three kilograms of cocaine in their luggage from Montego Bay, Jamaica. Confessions led to the unraveling of the entire conspiracy, which involved Wilson, the Jamaican-based supplier, as the mastermind.

Wilson was identified as the source of threatening messages demanding cocaine return after one courier’s sister received threats. The ring had planned to sell the drugs for $10,000 in Cincinnati. Housley and Parker were the intended recipients in Ohio.

Sentences handed down by U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr., varied from three years and four months to 11 years, five months. The defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine. The Department of Homeland Security conducted the investigation.

Assistant United States Attorneys Trevor C. Wilmot and Laurel R. Boatright prosecuted the case. For more information on drug dangers, visit www.justthinktwice.com.