WILMINGTON, NC – In a recent case, Shamon ‘Toe’ Kinston, 41, of New Hanover County was sentenced to 90 months’ imprisonment, followed by 4 years of supervised release, for his role in a North Carolina drug trafficking organization.
According to a joint FBI and ATF operation led by the United States Attorney’s Office’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), Kinston was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine.
The investigation began on August 20, 2018, when law enforcement searched Kinston’s residence in Wilmington, North Carolina, and found 71 grams of heroin, approximately a half an ounce of crack cocaine, and more than $6,000 in cash.
Prior to the search, Wilmington Police Officers attempted to perform a traffic stop on Kinston, but he refused to stop and led police on a high-speed chase, ultimately wrecking his motorcycle and being arrested.
During the investigation, law enforcement learned that the items seized were a part of a kilogram of cocaine and 200 grams of heroin that Kinston had been provided for distribution in New Hanover County.
This case is part of the Take Back North Carolina Initiative of The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, which emphasizes the regional assignment of federal prosecutors to work with law enforcement and District Attorney’s Offices on a sustained basis in those communities to reduce the violent crime rate, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement.
The investigation of this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Street Task Force, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives, the Wilmington Police Department, and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Severo prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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