Kelvin Cook, International Drug Trafficking, Delaware 2013

Kelvin Cook, a 35-year-old Wilmington man, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy, according to a statement from the United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.

Cook, along with other leaders of the organization, recruited multiple drug couriers to travel to Panama to smuggle cocaine and heroin into the United States. Agents identified a total of at least 19 couriers who took smuggling trips on behalf of the organization, and who smuggled, or attempted to smuggle, more than 13 kilograms of cocaine and 5 kilograms of heroin from Panama to Delaware.

Cook was also responsible for a significant crack cocaine distribution network on the 500 block of West Sixth Street in Wilmington. On one occasion, Cook obtained more than 100 grams of heroin from a Texas source, who in turn imported heroin directly from the country of Afghanistan.

The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Homeland Security – Homeland Security Investigations, the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, and the Wilmington Police Department.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert F. Kravetz.

Cook is the second person to be sentenced in connection with the conspiracy. The first, Kelvin's co-conspirator, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2011.

The United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, Charles M. Oberly, III, stated, “The Court’s sentence appropriately punished Mr. Cook for his involvement in a major drug trafficking organization that had a negative impact on Wilmington and the surrounding communities. It further sends a message that there are significant consequences for engaging in large-scale drug trafficking within the State of Delaware.”

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-de/pr/wilmington-man-sentenced-15-years-imprisonment-role-international-drug-trafficking