Ryan Eugene Farley, Drug Trafficking, North Carolina 2022

A notorious career offender has been dealt a significant blow to his operation after a multi-agency investigation led to a conviction on federal drug charges.

Ryan Eugene Farley, 31, of Catawba, was sentenced to 135 months in prison and four years of supervised release for his role in distributing narcotics in Catawba County and elsewhere.

Between April 2019 and March 2020, Farley distributed narcotics in Catawba County and elsewhere. According to court records, on April 6, 2019, a deputy with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office approached Farley for a traffic violation. Over the course of the encounter, law enforcement seized crack cocaine and $1,052 in drug proceeds from Farley.

On August 12, 2019, a Catawba County Sheriff’s Office deputy initiated a traffic stop of Farley’s vehicle in Claremont, North Carolina, in connection with an outstanding arrest warrant. Law enforcement recovered from Farley’s seized vehicle four clear plastic bags that contained what was later determined to be crack cocaine.

On March 3, 2020, law enforcement arrested Farley on a federal arrest warrant for the two aforementioned incidents. In addition to the previously seized narcotics, law enforcement also located at Farley’s residence additional crack cocaine, cash, a digital scale, and drug paraphernalia.

On July 24, 2020, Farley pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray commended the DEA and the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office for their tireless efforts in bringing Farley to justice.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Hess prosecuted the case, securing a significant victory for the community.

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