RICHMOND, Va. – In a major blow to the state’s illicit drug trade, three Virginia drug traffickers have been sentenced to a combined 17 years in prison for their involvement in a lengthy and extensive drug trafficking conspiracy.
Devin McCoy Rawls, 28, of Portsmouth, Robert William Little III, 70, and Cynthia Mosley Fox, 51, both of Emporia, were found guilty of participating in a drug trafficking organization that operated in Emporia and the surrounding area since 2013. During this time, the defendants and their co-conspirators distributed significant amounts of crack cocaine, powder cocaine, heroin, and marijuana to hundreds of customers in Southeast Virginia.
According to court documents, the defendants were part of a larger operation that spanned several years and involved the distribution of large quantities of illicit substances.
Rawls and Little were sentenced to over seven years and five years in prison, respectively, while Fox received a sentence of over four years in prison.
The case was investigated by the FBI as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), Operation Bulls Eye. The OCDETF program is a federal multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task force that provides supplemental federal funding to federal and state agencies involved in the identification, investigation, and prosecution of major drug trafficking organizations.
Senior U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne presided over the sentencing hearing, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter S. Duffey prosecuted the case.
A copy of the press release can be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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