Bangor, Maine – A New York woman has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for her role in a fentanyl trafficking ring that operated in Central Maine.
Diana Davis, 32, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base, commonly known as ‘crack.’
According to court records, between June 2015 and March 2017, Davis conspired with others to acquire heroin, fentanyl and crack in Rochester and to distribute it from at least 12 residences in Central Maine.
Davis came to Central Maine and distributed the drugs while residing with several Central Maine residents who were paid in heroin and crack for their participation.
On June 26, 2016, Davis was involved in an incident during which her brother and co-defendant Frankie Dejesus exchanged gunfire with Reginald McBride in the parking lot of the Walmart in Augusta, Maine.
As part of her sentence, Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. recounted the drug-related backdrop leading up to the incident.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance provided by the Augusta, Maine Police Department.
This case was investigated and prosecuted as part of the federal government’s Strategy to Combat the Opioid Epidemic.
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Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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