A 33-year-old Garner man has been sentenced to 16.5 years in federal prison for his role in distributing heroin and fentanyl in the Raleigh area, resulting in the overdose death of a 22-year-old woman in 2017.
Reginald Webb, 33, of Garner, pled guilty to charges of distributing heroin and fentanyl on January 5, 2024. According to court documents, Webb was the source of the fentanyl distributed to the victim, who died from an overdose on April 11, 2017.
“In 2023, there were more than 4,000 suspected overdose deaths in North Carolina. Drug dealers who lace fentanyl into their supply and prey on vulnerable individuals who have an addiction should know that the U.S. Attorney’s Office will use every tool available to seek justice for victims of fentanyl poisoning and their families,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley.
The investigation into the overdose death led investigators to look into drug trafficking activities of Webb and uncovered another case from August 2016 where a young man suffered a non-fatal overdose and identified Webb as his supplier. A confidential informant was also used to purchase heroin from Webb in 2015.
Webb was arrested in March 2017 after a traffic stop in Duplin County, which resulted in the seizure of 18 bindles of heroin found in Webb’s underwear. His co-defendants, Amanda McLeod and Treveris Montel Coward, previously pled guilty to charges and are awaiting sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer C. Nucci prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Raleigh Police Department. Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by Judge James C. Dever III.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Raleigh Police Department are committed to pursuing justice for the families who have lost loved ones to the opioid crisis and to removing drug dealers like Webb from the community.
“The Raleigh Police Department is proud to collaborate with U.S. Attorney Michael Easley in our joint endeavor to preserve lives and remove the offenders who sell and deliver dangerous drugs, like fentanyl, from our community,” said Chief Estella Patterson.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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