Raleigh, North Carolina – A Bertie County man has been sentenced to 300 months in prison for trafficking cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine and conspiring to commit money laundering in northeastern North Carolina.
Levar Anthony Leary, 41, organized and led a drug trafficking organization from 2016 to early 2021, that was responsible for distributing cocaine, cocaine base (crack), methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana throughout northeastern North Carolina. Leary and his associates used a hotel, nightclub, and convenience store in Bertie County as locations to distribute narcotics and launder money.
According to court documents and other information presented in court, Leary and his associates traveled all over the country, including California, Texas, Florida, and Georgia, in order to obtain large quantities of drugs and return to North Carolina. A number of Leary’s associates have been convicted and sentenced: Johnny Earl Jordan (72 months); Fred Rudolph Robbins, Jr. (90 months); and Alexander Leander Williams, Jr. (132 months).
As a result of the investigation, law enforcement has seized numerous vehicles and properties used to conceal the profits of this illegal activity as well as recovered multiple firearms and additional narcotics. U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III handed down the sentence.
Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement.
Leary was assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation; and the State Bureau of Investigation. The United States Marshals Service; Joseph K. Roberts, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Financial Investigations Section; the Bertie County Sheriff’s Office; Chowan County Sheriff’s Office; the Dare County Sheriff’s Office; the Hertford County Sheriff’s Office; the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office; the Perquimans County Sheriff’s Office; and the Elizabeth City Police Department also assisted in the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick J. Miller prosecuted the case.
The investigation and prosecution of Leary’s case were carried out by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the PACER system, with the case number 2:21-CR-5-D.
The investigation into Levar Anthony Leary and his associates has resulted in the seizure of numerous vehicles and properties used to conceal the profits of this illegal activity. Leary’s associates have also been convicted and sentenced for their roles in the drug trafficking organization.
Leary, 41, organized and led the drug trafficking organization from 2016 to early 2021, distributing cocaine, cocaine base (crack), methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana throughout northeastern North Carolina.
Leary and his associates used a hotel, nightclub, and convenience store in Bertie County as locations to distribute narcotics and launder money.
The investigation into Levar Anthony Leary and his associates has resulted in the recovery of multiple firearms and additional narcotics.
The case highlights the importance of law enforcement working together to combat drug trafficking and organized crime in North Carolina.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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