A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to transporting multiple kilos of cocaine to Western Pennsylvania.
Jermaine Kyle Clark, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of violating federal narcotics laws in federal court.
According to the Allegheny County District Attorney Narcotics Enforcement Team (DANET) investigation, Clark and his co-defendant, Suggs, traveled from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to conduct a drug transaction using two vehicles.
The investigation revealed that Clark and Suggs used a Chevrolet Traverse and a Subaru Tribeca, both containing after-market, hydraulically controlled ‘traps’ or compartments near the rear of the vehicles.
On February 24, 2019, Clark and Suggs met with a confidential source at a local restaurant, and on February 25, 2019, Clark and the source agreed to meet to conduct the drug transaction at a location in North Braddock.
Investigators conducted surveillance in the vicinity of where the drug transaction was to occur and observed the Chevy Traverse, driven by Clark, and Subaru Tribeca, driven by Suggs, arrive. The Court was further informed that investigators located 5 kilograms of cocaine in the Chevrolet Traverse’s trap and $8,060, behind the passenger seat in the Subaru, as well as 18 kilograms of cocaine in the Subaru’s trap.
Judge Joy Flowers Conti scheduled sentencing for September 2, 2021. The law provides for a maximum total sentence of not less than ten years and up to life in prison, a fine of up to $10,000,000, or both.
Pending sentencing, the court ordered that Mr. Clark remain in custody.
Assistant United States Attorney Rebecca L. Silinski is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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