Lindsey Noel Rawls, Heroin Trafficking, Texas 2013

Lindsey Noel Rawls Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking in Texas

A 23-year-old woman from Gilmer, Texas, has pleaded guilty to heroin trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

Lindsey Noel Rawls, 23, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin before U.S. Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne.

According to information presented in court, on Feb. 7, 2013, Rawls possessed approximately 37 grams of a mixture containing heroin and 15 capsules, also containing a heroin substance.

Rawls admitted to traveling with co-defendant William Griffin to Dallas to acquire the heroin. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Mar. 27, 2013, charging nine individuals with drug trafficking violations.

Rawls faces up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Gilmer Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Ann Cozby.

The guilty plea is the latest development in a wide-ranging crackdown on heroin trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas.

U.S. Attorney John M. Bales praised the efforts of law enforcement agencies in bringing Rawls to justice.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/upshur-county-woman-gulity-drug-trafficking