Danny Jackson, Cocaine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023

A pair of traffickers has been sent to federal prison for their roles in smuggling kilograms of cocaine from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.

Sentenced in federal court were Danny Jackson, 33, of Pine Hill, NJ, and Moussa Jabateh, 32, a citizen of Liberia residing in Miami, FL. Jackson was given a 10-year prison term, while Jabateh received a 5-year sentence, according to United States Attorney Scott W. Brady.

Senior United States District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose also ordered Jabateh's removal from the United States to Liberia upon completion of his sentence. The judge stated that the sentences for each defendant were sufficient but not greater than necessary to achieve the goals of sentencing.

Prior to the sentencing, it was revealed that Jackson and Jabateh, along with their co-conspirators, had conspired to distribute between 50 to 150 kilograms of cocaine in the Western District of Pennsylvania between October 2017 and July 2018. Jabateh obtained the supply of cocaine, while Jackson physically transported kilograms of cocaine via bus from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh roughly twice a month over the nine-month period.

As a result of the investigation, the United States seized nearly $8,000,000 in cash and other assets, including 42 kilograms of cocaine, 12 kilograms of fentanyl, three kilograms of heroin, and 121 grams of oxycodone. Assistant United States Attorneys Tonya Sulia Goodman and Mark V. Gurzo prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Brady commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, which includes the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, the Wilkinsburg Police Department, and the Allegheny County Adult Probation Office, for the investigation leading to the successful prosecutions of Jackson and Jabateh.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/two-men-sentenced-federal-prison-trafficking-cocaine-philadelphia-pittsburgh