ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Timothy George Alex, 52, of Anchorage, Alaska, has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to sell large quantities of cocaine and heroin.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Alex and his partner sold cocaine and heroin on behalf of a local Anchorage drug supplier. They routinely acquired the drugs from their supplier ‘on credit’ and then later repaid their source using cash earned from the sale of the drugs.
During the course of the conspiracy, Alex was linked to the sale of approximately four kilograms of cocaine and nearly a kilogram of heroin. He was also linked to large amounts of cash earned from the sale of drugs – more than $80,000 in total – that he either paid or attempted to pay back to his drug supplier.
The investigation, which was part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Alex previously pled guilty to conspiring with others to distribute both cocaine and heroin. Upon being released from prison, he will be on supervised release for five years.
The case is related to a string of indictments returned in late 2014 and early 2015 as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle and prosecute several large-scale drug trafficking rings with ties to Alaska, California, Texas, Arizona, and Mexico.
U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler praised the work of the law enforcement agencies involved in the case, saying, ‘This sentence demonstrates our commitment to protecting the community and promoting respect for the law.’
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Key Facts
- State: Alaska
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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