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Valley Woman Sentenced to 21 Years for Methamphetamine and Heroin Trafficking
Alecia Trapps, 58, of Manteca, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for leading a multi-state drug trafficking operation.
According to court documents, Trapps was the leader of a drug trafficking organization that sent multiple pounds of methamphetamine and heroin to Juneau, Alaska, where the profits were much greater.
The drugs were sourced in the Modesto area and then transported to Alaska at Trapps’ direction, utilizing numerous couriers and various methods and modes of transportation.
In at least one instance, drugs destined for Juneau were seized in Washington state as the courier tried to board the ferry.
This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Modesto Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, and the Whatcom County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office.
Trapps is the last defendant to be sentenced in this case. Co-defendants were sentenced as follows: Jimmy Brantley was sentenced to 10 years in prison, Carmen Conejo was sentenced to five years of probation, Ernest Westley was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison, Sheena Taylor was sentenced to 10 years, three months in prison, and Joseph Vasquez Jr. was sentenced to 26 years, eight months in prison.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Melanie L. Alsworth and Laurel J. Montoya prosecuted the case, and the effort is part of an operation that has brought justice to those responsible for this crime.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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