A Berkeley County woman has been sentenced for her role in a multi-state drug conspiracy.
Dallas Marie Harris, 24, of Inwood, West Virginia, was sentenced to time served for her role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, announced United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld.
Harris pleaded guilty in October 2020 to one count of ‘Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl.’
She admitted to working with another to distribute heroin and fentanyl in September 2019 in Jefferson County.
This case is the result of investigations supported by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) under the Attorney General-led Synthetic Opioid Surge (SOS)/Special Operations Division (SOD) Project Clean Sweep.
The initiative seeks to reduce the supply of synthetic opioids in ‘hot spot’ areas previously identified by the Attorney General of the United States, thereby reducing drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths, and identify wholesale distribution networks and sources of supply operating nationally and internationally.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Lydia Lehman, also with the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
The FBI; Homeland Security Investigations; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives; and the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.
Harris, 24, pleaded guilty in October 2020 to one count of ‘Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl.’
This case is related to a larger six-state drug conspiracy involving heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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