Trezith Smart, Cocaine Distribution, Virginia 2022

Newport News, VA – In a federal court verdict, Trezith Smart, a 40-year-old Edenton, North Carolina resident, has been found guilty of conspiring to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it, and distributing cocaine. The conviction was handed down in a Newport News court on an unknown date.

The evidence presented during the trial revealed that Smart had a history of cocaine trafficking activities. In 2017, he was stopped for speeding by the Louisiana State Police with five kilograms of cocaine. After posting bond, Smart returned to Newport News and continued his cocaine trafficking activities, distributing the drug in the area. In May 2018, he sold cocaine to a middleman, who then sold the drug to an undercover law enforcement cooperator.

Smart was stopped and arrested by the Newport News Police Department in August 2018 with an ounce of cocaine and more than $15,000 in cash. When he was ultimately detained in November 2018, Smart confessed to distributing more than 500 kilograms of cocaine between 2015 and 2018.

Smart faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment when sentenced on March 15, 2022. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The investigation was conducted by the DEA Hampton Post of Duty with significant assistance provided by the Newport News Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eric M. Hurt and Devon Heath are prosecuting the case.

Trezith Smart, 40, of Edenton, North Carolina, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and distribution of cocaine. The charges were brought in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Trezith Smart, a resident of Newport News and Edenton, was caught distributing cocaine in the area. He was stopped for speeding in Louisiana and was later caught with an ounce of cocaine and $15,000 in cash.

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