Four men have been arrested and charged in federal court with violating the federal drug laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. The men, Shavoun Berry, aka Anthony, 39, of Altoona, Pa.; Terrance Sitton, 42 of Johnstown, Pa.; Darrin Canaan, aka Dirt, 35, of Altoona, Pa.; and Matthew Fee, 32, of Altoona, Pa., are accused of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
According to the complaint, Berry is the leader of a large-scale illegal drug distribution operation in the Cambria and Blair Counties, and elsewhere, and conspired with Sitton, Canaan and Fee to distribute large quantities of illegal drugs in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Agents determined that Berry arranged for Sitton to travel to Berry’s supplier in New York and retrieve a large quantity of illegal drugs.
On April 17, at approximately 5:40 a.m., Sitton traveled from Western Pennsylvania to New York to retrieve what was believed to be a large quantity of cocaine. During the search of the suspect vehicle pursuant to the search warrant, an extremely well-concealed false compartment, or “trap,” was located in the rear portion of the Jeep. Upon entry into the trap, in excess of 300 bricks of heroin (more than 15,000 stamp bags) were located.
Berry was previously convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on drug trafficking charges. He is currently on federal supervised release. The law provides for a maximum total sentence at each count of at least five years and up to 40 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.
The defendants will appear in federal court in Johnstown on Wednesday for detention hearings before Federal Magistrate Judge Keith A. Pesto. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie Haines is prosecuting this case. Special agents of the FBI, and members of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, the Cambria County Drug Task Force, the Altoona Police Department and the Cambria County District Attorney’s Office, conducted the investigation that led to the complaint against these individuals.
U.S. Attorney Hickton stated, “With the arrest of these individuals, we have disrupted a significant drug trafficking organization that has been distributing significant quantities of illegal substances in Blair and Cambria counties over the last several months. In fact, this case involves the largest seizure of packaged heroin in this part of Western Pennsylvania.”
Special Agent in Charge Scott S. Smith of the FBI’s Pittsburgh Field Office said, “This case demonstrates the continued successful partnership of federal, state and local law enforcement in Western Pennsylvania. Like our partners, the Pittsburgh Division of the FBI is committed to stopping the flow of heroin and improving the quality of life in the communities we serve.”
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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