Otequise Lenard Miller Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Otequise Lenard Miller, 33, of Concord, N.C. recently appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer and pleaded guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy resulting in an overdose death and money laundering charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Miller, a repeat offender, was part of a drug conspiracy that trafficked bulk crystal methamphetamine and heroin in Mecklenburg County and elsewhere from 2015 until his arrest on August 22, 2018. During the relevant time period, Miller trafficked approximately 7-9 kilograms of heroin and 14-18 kilograms of actual crystal methamphetamine. In addition to drug trafficking, Miller concealed and laundered the drug proceeds.
As Miller admitted in court, in December 2017, he sold heroin to a victim identified in court documents as ‘W.M.,’ which resulted in the victim’s overdose death. Miller is currently in federal custody.
The drug trafficking conspiracy charge resulting in death carries a mandatory sentence of 20 years, up to a maximum of life in prison. The money laundering charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
This case is part of the U.S. Attorney’s Office initiative to combat the opioid abuse epidemic in the Western District of North Carolina through prosecution, enforcement and prevention.
This prosecution is also part of an extensive investigation by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), targeting the importation of narcotics from Mexico into Western North Carolina. OCDETF is a joint federal, state and local cooperative approach to combat drug trafficking and is the nation’s primary tool for disrupting and dismantling major drug trafficking organizations, targeting national and regional drug trafficking organizations and coordinating the necessary law enforcement entities and resources to disrupt or dismantle the targeted criminal organization and seize their assets.
Miller is a repeat offender, and was previously convicted of drug trafficking charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sanjeev Bhasker, of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte, is in charge of the prosecution.
DEA, HSI, the Concord Police Department, and the Kannapolis Police Department investigated the case.
Otequise Lenard Miller, 33, of Concord, N.C. – Defendant
Drug trafficking conspiracy resulting in death and money laundering charges – Charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – August 22, 2018 – Arrest Date
Currently in federal custody – Sentence/Outcome
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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