Gary Nixon, Heroin Trafficking, North Carolina 2018

Raleigh – A Wilmington man is behind bars for his role in a major heroin trafficking operation in North Carolina.

Gary Nixon, 56, was sentenced to 131 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release, by United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan.

Nixon was also hit with an additional 36 months imprisonment sentence for a supervised release violation, with 24 months of that sentence to run consecutive to the 131 months.

His total combined active sentence is 155 months.

Nixon was charged in a two-count indictment filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina on May 22, 2018, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and possession with the intent to distribute heroin.

On July 25, 2018, Nixon pled guilty to the charges.

According to law enforcement, Nixon was involved with the distribution of more than 500 grams of heroin from October 2017 until the time of his arrest.

Nixon was on Federal supervised release at the time of his arrest for a Federal crack cocaine conviction.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, with Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Severo prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.

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