Paris Church, Drug Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2017

Notorious Chester Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 360 Months in Prison

PHILADELPHIA - In a historic move to combat the opioid epidemic in Chester, a notorious drug trafficker has been sentenced to 360 months in prison.

Paris Church, 57, of Chester, Pennsylvania, was convicted three separate times by a federal jury in March 2016, February 2017, and again in June 2017 of multiple counts of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin, as well as related offenses in a case stemming from the investigation of a drug trafficking ring in Chester.

According to the investigation, from about August 2012 until September 2014, Church and his criminal cohorts conspired to distribute illegal narcotics on the streets of Chester, PA. In early 2014, Church and his cohorts conspired to source roughly 20 kilograms of cocaine from a Mexican supplier.

“Paris Church is a menace to the neighborhoods of Chester who needed to be convicted on federal charges three times to get the message: dealing illegal drugs and decimating neighborhoods will get you locked up for a long time,” said U.S Attorney William M. McSwain. “This type of drug trafficking is dangerous and fanning the flames of the drug epidemic in this country. My office will investigate and prosecute these cases with tenacity in order to protect the community.”

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, City of Chester Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, and Delaware County District Attorney's Office Criminal Investigation Division, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys A. Nicole Phillips, Faithe Moore Taylor, and Robert E. Eckert.

The sentencing of Paris Church marks a significant victory in the ongoing effort to combat the opioid epidemic in Chester and surrounding areas. The city and its residents can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that this notorious drug trafficker will no longer be able to peddle his deadly wares on their streets.

Mandatory Facts:

• Defendant: Paris Church
• Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin, as well as related offenses
• City and State: Chester, Pennsylvania
• Exact Date: Multiple convictions in March 2016, February 2017, and June 2017
• Sentence: 360 months in prison

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/chester-drug-trafficker-sentenced-360-months-multiple-drug-trafficking-convictions