Sade Shana Holland, Crack Cocaine Conspiracy, North Carolina 2017

Raleigh, NC – A Nashville woman has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for her role in a crack cocaine conspiracy that spanned several months in 2017.

sade shana holland, also known as Sharde Richardson, 27, of Nashville, North Carolina, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III.

Holland was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute twenty-eight (28) grams or more of cocaine base (crack), as well as possession with the intent to distribute and distribution of a quantity of cocaine base (crack).

According to the investigation, between June 20, 2017 and August 14, 2017, officers utilized a cooperating witness to make six purchases of crack cocaine from Holland.

Holland arranged each of the drug purchases and contacted her drug supplier, Equan Dunston, who provided the crack cocaine to Holland for the drug purchases.

Holland sold approximately 280 grams of cocaine base (crack) in Spring Hope, NC and Rocky Mount, NC.

Dunston was also charged in connection with the conspiracy and was sentenced to 114 months imprisonment followed by 5 years supervised release.

The case is part of the United States Attorney’s Office’s Take Back North Carolina Initiative, which aims to reduce the violent crime rate, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement in the region.

Investigation of this case was conducted by the Nash County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Dena King represented the government.

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