Matthew Wilson Moi, Murder and Drug Charges, Alaska 2023

A federal jury in Anchorage has convicted a 36-year-old man of murder and drug charges in a high-profile case involving a continuing criminal enterprise.

Matthew Wilson Moi, also known as ‘Matt Matt,’ was found guilty of murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise, using a firearm to commit murder in a drug trafficking crime, drug conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy.

The charges stem from Moi’s involvement in a drug trafficking operation that operated in Alaska between January 2017 and October 2019. The operation arranged for packages of multiple kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine to be sent from California to Alaska via the U.S. Postal Service.

According to court documents, Moi began directing operations in Alaska in 2018, coordinating distribution of narcotics through the mail. However, when a package of heroin was mailed to the Anchorage residence of Navarrow Andrews, Moi became suspicious that Andrews had stolen it.

On April 8, 2019, Moi shot and killed Andrews in an Anchorage alley, leading to his flight from Alaska to Louisiana and then Los Angeles. Despite his attempts to flee, Moi continued to assist the drug ring with the direction and shipment of narcotic packages to Alaska until his eventual arrest.

‘Drug trafficking is truly one of the great scourges of the modern world,’ said U.S. Attorney John Kuhn of the District of Alaska. ‘Not only do drug traffickers destroy the lives of their customers with their addictive and deadly products, but those like Mr. Moi engage in violent acts and murder as part of their trade.’

The investigation was a collaborative effort between the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the DEA, and the Anchorage Police Department. ‘This conviction sends a strong message that the DEA and law enforcement partners will work tirelessly to drive down drug-related violence through coordinated enforcement operations and hold those predatory drug traffickers responsible for causing the most harm in our communities,’ said Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent-in-Charge DEA Seattle Field Division.

Moi’s conviction brings an end to a prolific and highly dangerous drug trafficking operation that laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug proceeds through deposits into financial institutions, wire transfers, and bulk cash smuggling from Alaska to other parts of the country.

The Anchorage man is currently awaiting sentencing and faces a lengthy prison term for his crimes.

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