Neil Thomas, Heroin and MDMA Conspiracy, Pennsylvania 2013

A multi-agency investigation has led to the indictment of 12 individuals on charges of conspiring to distribute street drugs in Western Pennsylvania.

According to the indictment, Neil Thomas, 29, of Imperial, Pa., and 11 others, including a resident of Brooklyn, New York, conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and MDMA, also known as 'molly.'

The indictment, returned on Oct. 15, 2013, and unsealed today, charges the defendants with violating federal narcotics trafficking and firearm laws.

The defendants, who include Marcus Battles, Luis Colon, Gabriel Garcia, Christopher Greene, Stephanie Goehring, Ryan Hutchinson, William Krszal, Phillip Lacher, Colin Mitchell, Dustin Petry, and Kailen Young, are accused of engaging in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and MDMA between January 2013 and October 2013.

The indictment also alleges that Garcia and Petry possessed firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and distributed heroin or possessed heroin with intent to distribute it.

The law provides for maximum total sentences ranging from up to 20 years to up to life in prison as well as mandatory minimum sentences starting at five years in prison. Fines ranging from $1,000,000 to up to $8,000,000 may also be imposed.

Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller is prosecuting this case on behalf of the United States.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office led the multi-agency investigation of this case that also included the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Moon Township Police Department, the North Fayette Police Department, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, the Pennsylvania State Police, the McKees Rocks Police Department, the Cranberry Township Police Department, the McKeesport Police Department, and the Wilkinsburg Police Department.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/twelve-charged-conspiring-distribute-street-drugs