Denzell Swan, Cocaine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2022

A York County man has been sentenced to 41 months’ imprisonment for his role in a cocaine trafficking operation in York, Pennsylvania.

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l Swan, 38, of York, was sentence

d on March 14, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for distribution of cocaine.

According to U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus, Swan was part of a drug trafficking organization that was operating in York City.

Following a year-long investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives, federal law enforcement purchased more than 500 grams of crack cocaine from Swan and his co-conspirators in 2019.

Swan was one of several individuals charged in connection with the distribution of cocaine in York. The status of the other cases is as follows:

Anthony Rankins is awaiting trial;

Dorral Basknight is awaiting trial;

William Barton was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment;

Michael Adams pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing; and

Furman Dennis pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the York City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Johnny Baer is prosecuting the case.

This case was part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, which focuses on reducing violent crime in communities across the country.

Swan’s sentence is a result of his involvement in the cocaine trafficking operation. He will serve 41 months’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release.

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