Corey Lebron Blevins, Heroin Trafficking, West Virginia 2017

A Detroit man has pleaded guilty to federal heroin charges in West Virginia. Corey Lebron Blevins, 24, admitted to possessing with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.

Blevins and others distributed heroin from Michigan to the Huntington area between July and October 2015. On July 9, 2015, the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 126 Olive Street in Huntington, where agents located Blevins and another individual. Agents seized over $6,000 in cash and an AR-style pistol, which Blevins admitted he possessed.

On October 5, 2015, the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force conducted another search at 1826 Old 16th Street Road in Huntington. Agents again located Blevins inside the residence, as well as two other individuals. During the search, agents seized over 300 grams of heroin and over $51,000 in cash. Blevins admitted that he and the other individuals intended to sell the heroin.

Blevins now faces at least five and up to 40 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on June 26, 2017. The Huntington FBI Drug Task Force conducted the investigation, and Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams is handling the prosecution.

This case is being prosecuted as part of an ongoing effort led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to combat the illicit sale and misuse of prescription drugs and heroin.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, is committed to aggressively pursuing and shutting down illegal pill trafficking, eliminating open air drug markets, and curtailing the spread of opiate painkillers and heroin in communities across the Southern District.

Blevins’ guilty plea comes as part of a larger effort to address the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. The state has been hit hard by the crisis, with thousands of residents struggling with addiction.

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