CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A notorious drug trafficker has been brought to justice, with a 24-year prison sentence handed down in a federal court.
Lavon Williams, 38, of Jamaica, New York, was sentenced to 292 months in prison on charges of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Williams was also ordered to serve eight years of supervised release after he is released from prison, and to pay a money judgment of $1.5 million for the value of the marijuana involved in the conspiracy.
According to court records, from October 2014 to February 2015, Williams transported more than 880 pounds of marijuana and drug proceeds from San Francisco to Charlotte via commercial aircraft. Court records indicate that, over the course of the conspiracy, Williams flew at least 11 times, and carried approximately 40 pounds of marijuana each trip.
Court records show that on February 4, 2015, Williams’ co-conspirator, Thajuan Brown, was arrested at Charlotte Douglas International Airport with 46 pounds of marijuana. Evidence recovered from that investigation linked Williams to the drug trafficking conspiracy. On February 10, 2015, law enforcement arrested Williams with $40,000 in drug proceeds at the San Francisco airport.
Two remaining defendants are fugitives wanted by law enforcement. They are: Pierre Buissereth, 35, of New York, and Toccara Quantavia King, 35, of Virginia. Anyone with information about Buissereth or King are asked to contact the Homeland Security Investigations office at 704-679-6140.
This prosecution is part of an investigation by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). OCDETF is a joint federal, state and local cooperative approach to combat drug trafficking and is the nation’s primary tool for disrupting and dismantling major drug trafficking organizations.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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