Kyle Flack, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl, West Virginia 2020

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – In a major blow to the illicit drug trade, a New Jersey man has been sentenced to five years of probation for his role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Kyle Flack, 38, of Camden, New Jersey, pled guilty in November 2020 to one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl.” Flack admitted to working with others to distribute heroin and fentanyl from June to November 2019 in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties and elsewhere.

This case is the result of investigations supported by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) under the Attorney General-led Synthetic Opioid Surge (SOS)/Special Operations Division (SOD) Project Clean Sweep. This initiative seeks to reduce the supply of synthetic opioids in “hot spot” areas previously identified by the Attorney General of the United States, thereby reducing drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths, and identify wholesale distribution networks and sources of supply operating nationally and internationally.

Flack, a key player in the conspiracy, was arrested and charged in connection with the distribution of heroin and fentanyl in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Lydia Lehman, also with the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The FBI; Homeland Security Investigations; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives; and the Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided over the case and handed down the sentence.

The case is a significant victory for law enforcement agencies working to combat the opioid epidemic in West Virginia and the surrounding region.

Flack’s sentencing serves as a reminder that those involved in the illicit drug trade will be held accountable for their actions.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia will continue to work tirelessly to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking organizations operating in the region.

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