Stanley Jamar Ragin, Drug Distribution, North Carolina 2019

Raleigh, NC – In a devastating blow to the streets of North Carolina, a notorious heroin supplier has been brought to justice. Stanley Jamar Ragin, a 46-year-old resident of Saint Pauls, was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment, followed by 4 years of supervised release.

According to sources, Ragin was involved in a three-count Superseding Indictment filed on May 2, 2018, charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin (Count One) and two counts of distribution of a quantity of heroin (Counts Two and Three). On January 7, 2019, Ragin pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and distribution of a quantity of heroin (Counts One and Two).

Agents began investigating Ragin in 2016, based on information that he was a large-scale heroin supplier in the Fayetteville area. On December 19, 2016, agents conducted a controlled purchase of 27.51 grams of heroin from Ragin for $1,700. Just three days later, on December 22, 2016, agents conducted another controlled purchase of 26.89 grams of heroin from Ragin for $1,870.

Witnesses came forward stating that Ragin had been actively selling heroin from at least 2014. One witness had repeatedly received large amounts of heroin from Ragin, which the witness then further distributed to others. In total, Ragin was held accountable for between 400 and 700 grams of heroin.

Ragin made threatening statements to a witness while they were detained. This heinous act has not gone unnoticed, and the prosecution is determined to bring the guilty to justice.

This case is part of an extensive investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). OCDETF is a joint federal, state, and local cooperative approach to combat drug trafficking and is the nation’s primary tool for disrupting and dismantling major drug trafficking organizations, targeting national and regional level drug trafficking organizations, and coordinating the necessary law enforcement entities and resources to disrupt or dismantle the targeted criminal organization and seize their assets.

Investigation of this case was conducted by the Fayetteville Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Assistant United States Attorney Scott A. Lemmon represented the government in this case.

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