Kevin Morris, Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2012

A 24-year-old Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 57 months imprisonment for his role in a drug conspiracy centered in Wilmington that involved the importation of cocaine and heroin from Panama and Afghanistan.

Kevin Morris, of Franklin Township, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on July 25, 2012, to conspiracy to smuggle five kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin from the Republic of Panama into the United States, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841 and 846; and money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1957.

Morris admitted that he acted as a recruiter, facilitator, and financier for the organization, and that he was involved on multiple occasions in which couriers smuggled or attempted to smuggle heroin and cocaine from Panama to Delaware. He acknowledged making cocaine and heroin sales to customers based primarily in Pennsylvania, including to confidential informants under the control of the Pennsylvania State Police.

Morris also admitted his involvement in purchasing approximately one-half kilogram of cocaine in Washington, D.C., which had been smuggled into the United States through a military contractor based in Afghanistan.

In connection with his plea agreement Morris accepted responsibility for at least five (5) kilograms of cocaine and five (5) kilograms of heroin. He also admitted that he laundered his drug proceeds in part by purchasing two vehicles.

United States Attorney Charles M. Oberly, III, stated, “The Court’s sentence appropriately punishes the defendant for his important role in an international drug conspiracy that had a negative impact on Wilmington and its surrounding communities.”

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.

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

Mandatory Facts:

Defendant: Kevin Morris
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to smuggle five kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin from the Republic of Panama into the United States, and money laundering, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841 and 846; and Title 18, United States Code, Section 1957.
City and State: Wilmington, Delaware
Expedite Date: July 25, 2012
Sentence or Outcome: 57 months imprisonment, a three year term of supervised release, and ordered to forfeit the sum of $22,172.00 in drug proceeds
Dollar Amounts: $22,172.00

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