Two Huntington men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a heroin trafficking operation in West Virginia.
Dahran Montgomery, also known as ‘Daedog’, 42, was sentenced to 52 months in prison for his involvement in the distribution of heroin in Huntington. Montgomery previously pled guilty to two counts of aiding and abetting the distribution of heroin and one count of possession with the intent to distribute heroin.
According to court documents, Montgomery admitted that on February 16, 2017 and May 1, 2017, Quandale Turk directed him to distribute heroin to a confidential informant in Huntington. Additionally, on May 3, 2018, officers with the Huntington Police Department executed a search warrant at Montgomery’s residence at 920 Eutaw Place in Huntington, where they seized approximately 80 grams of suspected heroin in the kitchen.
David Paul, 38, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute heroin that contained fentanyl. Paul admitted that on January 10, 2018, officers with the Huntington Police Department executed a search warrant at his residence at 528 8th Avenue in Huntington, where they found approximately 96 grams of heroin and approximately 63 grams of heroin that contained fentanyl in a safe.
The investigations were conducted by the Huntington Police Department, and the cases were prosecuted as part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.), a focused enforcement effort that seeks to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high-impact areas.
Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie S. Taylor handled the prosecutions. United States Attorney Mike Stuart commented on the sentences, saying, ‘Add two more to our list of prosecutions for heroin or fentanyl-related offenses. We’ve made great progress, but there is still much work to do.’
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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