Keith M. Moses, Heroin Trafficking, New York 2018

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Keith M. Moses, age 31, of Paterson, New Jersey, has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for his role in a heroin trafficking ring operating in Plattsburgh, New York.

Moses was charged with conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, a felony offense punishable by up to 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $5 million.

According to court documents, Moses supplied approximately 455 grams of heroin for distribution in Plattsburgh between December 1, 2017 and September 5, 2018. He sent heroin through the U.S. Mail on approximately 65 occasions, with each package containing an average of 4.6 grams of the illicit substance.

In addition to his mail-based operations, Moses transported larger supplies of heroin on at least three occasions from New Jersey to a co-conspirator in Ulster County, New York. Each of these packages contained an average of 23 grams of heroin.

The co-conspirator, who has not been named, distributed the heroin in the Plattsburgh area and returned a portion of the drug proceeds to Moses.

Moses is currently facing a minimum of 5 years in prison and a maximum of 40 years. He will be sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. on October 15, 2019.

This case was investigated by the DEA, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Plattsburgh City Police, with the assistance of Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Collyer.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/new-jersey-man-pleads-guilty-shipping-heroin-plattsburgh