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Pain Pill Pusher Sentenced in Bluefield
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – In a crackdown on prescription pill pushers, a Bluefield man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for distributing pain pills. Albert Delorso, 49, of Bluewell, was sentenced in federal court in Bluefield, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto.
Delorso previously pleaded guilty in November 2015 to distribution of hydromorphone. He admitted that on June 30, 2015, he distributed hydromorphone pills near Bluewell to a confidential informant working with law enforcement.
In a separate case, Tyrell Saunders, 22, was sentenced to 1 year and 9 months for possession of a weapon by an inmate of a federal prison. Saunders previously pleaded guilty to the federal crime in January 2016. He admitted that on May 11, 2015, he possessed a handcrafted knife while he was serving time in the Federal Correctional Institution at McDowell.
Saunders’ new term of incarceration will run consecutive to the sentence of 15 years he has been serving for several 2013 federal drug convictions in the Western District of Virginia.
The case against Saunders was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force investigated the Delorso case. Assistant United States Attorney John File handled the prosecutions. Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber imposed the sentences.
The federal drug prosecution was brought as part of an ongoing effort led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to combat the illicit sale and misuse of prescription drugs and heroin.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, is committed to aggressively pursuing and shutting down illegal pill trafficking, eliminating open air drug markets, and curtailing the spread of opiate painkillers and heroin in communities across the Southern District.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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