Trawon Joval Rodgers, Cocaine Distribution, North Carolina 2018

Trawon Joval Rodgers Sentenced to 98 Months for Cocaine Distribution in Greenville, North Carolina

NEW BERN, North Carolina – In a significant blow to the city's narcotics trade, a local man has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for his involvement in cocaine distribution.

Trawon Joval Rodgers, 39, of Greenville, North Carolina was named in a three-count indictment filed on June 13, 2018 charging him with three counts of distribution of a quantity of cocaine.

On August 14, 2018, Rodgers pled guilty to one of those charges. An investigation led by the Greenville Regional Drug Task Force – a coalition of local, state, and federal agencies – revealed that Rodgers was responsible for distributing cocaine in Greenville.

As part of the investigation, law enforcement made controlled drug purchases directly from Rodgers. On June 19, 2018, Rodgers was arrested, and officers seized cocaine and drug paraphernalia during a search of his apartment.

This case is part of the United States Attorney’s Office’s Take Back North Carolina Initiative, a regional effort to reduce violent crime, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement in the state’s communities.

For more information about this initiative, click on the following link: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/tbnc

Investigation of this case was conducted by the Greenville Regional Drug Task Force, consisting of the Greenville Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Winterville Police Department, East Carolina University Police Department, and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Dena King represented the government.

Trawon Joval Rodgers was sentenced to 98 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release by United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan.

The outcome serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of involvement in the city’s narcotics trade. As the investigation and subsequent sentencing demonstrate, law enforcement agencies will continue to work tirelessly to dismantle and disrupt these operations.

Trawon Joval Rodgers, 39, of Greenville, North Carolina – Defendant

Three counts of distribution of a quantity of cocaine – Charges

Greenville, North Carolina – City and State

June 19, 2018 – Date of Arrest

98 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release – Sentence

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/greenville-man-sentenced-drug-trafficking