Virginia Beach Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

NORFOLK, Va. – A cocaine trafficker from Virginia Beach has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute the illicit drug.

Jesus Lee, 37, pleaded guilty on July 6, 2016, to his involvement in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents, Lee was the intended recipient of five kilograms of cocaine shipped in a tractor-trailer to Hampton Roads.

After the cocaine was discovered during an out-of-state traffic stop, DEA agents supervised a controlled delivery to Lee, who received the drugs at an industrial lot in Chesapeake. Following an exchange of a bag of cash for the cocaine, Lee was immediately arrested.

At sentencing, Lee was attributed with receiving dozens of kilograms of cocaine during the conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen handed down the 132-month prison sentence.

U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente praised the DEA’s Mobile Resident Office for their assistance in the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Bosse prosecuted the case.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the DEA’s Washington Field Division announced the sentencing. Lee’s case, 2:16-cr-93, can be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for the case number.

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