**HUNTINGTON, W.Va.** – A Detroit heroin dealer is behind bars after a federal court sentenced him to a year and nine months in prison for heroin distribution.
Romeo Devon Marbury, 29, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers. Marbury previously pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin, a crime that carries severe penalties.
According to the case, members of the DEA Task Force used a confidential informant to make a controlled acquisition of a free sample of approximately five grams of heroin near the Family Dollar on 5th Avenue in Huntington on February 4, 2016. Marbury admitted that he provided the free sample of drugs to secure future sales.
Marbury also admitted that he participated in additional sales of heroin to the confidential informant on February 24, March 3, and March 16, 2016, either by personally distributing the heroin or arranging for another individual to distribute the heroin.
This case 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.
The DEA Task Force conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney R. Gregory McVey is in charge of the prosecution.
Marbury’s sentence serves as a reminder of the severe consequences of heroin distribution in West Virginia. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue to work tirelessly to combat the opioid epidemic and bring those responsible to justice.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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