Dante Rashaun Ramseur, Cocaine Trafficking, North Carolina 2023

Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 10+ Years in Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In a major blow to the city’s underworld, Dante Rashaun Ramseur, a 44-year-old Hickory native, has been sentenced to 121 months in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring.

According to court documents, Ramseur was distributing significant quantities of cocaine in the Hickory area, supplied by his co-defendants Holly Christine Furlough, 31, and Carlos Hernandez Landeiro, 33, both of Charlotte. Between September 2022 and January 2023, Ramseur sold cocaine to an undercover officer on multiple occasions, culminating in a six-kilogram sale in February 2023.

At today’s sentencing hearing, the court determined that Ramseur obstructed justice by intimidating an individual associated with the case, resulting in a sentencing enhancement. The court also found that Ramseur conducted the drug transactions with the undercover officer throughout the Hickory area, including within 1,000 feet of an elementary school.

Ramseur pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine within 1,000 feet of an elementary school, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a mixture of cocaine, and distribution of cocaine. He is currently in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.

The case was investigated by a joint Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), which includes the DEA, the FBI, and the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Regina Pack of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte is in charge of the prosecution.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Dante Rashaun Ramseur; Charges: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine within 1,000 feet of an elementary school, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a mixture of cocaine, and distribution of cocaine; City and State: Charlotte, North Carolina; Exact Date: September 2022 – January 2023 (crime date), February 2023 (arrest date), September 20, 2023 (sentencing date); Sentence: 121 months in prison followed by six years of supervised release.

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