St. Louis, MO – In a major blow to the city’s fight against narcotics, two men have been sentenced to prison time for their roles in a massive fentanyl trafficking operation centered in the Clinton-Peabody housing complex.
Daichi Horiace, 42, and Marquise Cortez Brown, 26, both of St. Louis, were handed down sentences of 120 months and 70 months in prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl in January 2019.
According to court documents, Horiace and Brown acted as distributors for drug customers seeking fentanyl in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, using various apartments within the Clinton-Peabody housing complex for storing and distributing the deadly substance.
Fentanyl, a controlled substance, is deadly in doses of only a few milligrams, making it a highly potent and highly sought-after illicit drug.
The sentencing of Horiace and Brown marks the first two convictions obtained in connection with the ongoing U.S. Attorney’s Office Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative and investigation into drug distribution activity centered in the Clinton-Peabody public housing complex.
The investigation, which involved the execution of more than 15 federal search warrants and the seizure of numerous firearms and controlled substances, has resulted in a significant decrease in violent crime in the Peabody neighborhood, with a 59% drop in violent crime through March of this year.
U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen commended the coordination of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation, saying, “The efforts of these dedicated law enforcement officers and their respective agencies dismantled the drug distribution organization operating at Clinton-Peabody. Today marks a first step in holding the members of that organization accountable through significant prison time for the poison each was dealing.”
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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