Yasir H. Al Sheikh Mohammed, Fentanyl Trafficking, Virginia 2023

Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Busted in Glen Allen, Virginia

A massive fentanyl trafficking operation was brought down in Glen Allen, Virginia, after a lengthy investigation by law enforcement officials. At the center of the operation was Yasir H. Al Sheikh Mohammed, a 28-year-old Iraqi national.

According to court documents, Mohammed conducted hand-to-hand transactions from a hotel room in Glen Allen rented by his girlfriend, Destiny Aleeyona Deaver Lindore, 24, of Richmond, who was present in the room during the transactions and helped Mohammed package the fentanyl pills. When Mohammed and Lindore travelled to a nearby pharmacy, law enforcement arrested Mohammed on outstanding warrants while Lindore was inside the business.

During a search of the vehicle, officers recovered 10 tablets containing fentanyl from Lindore’s purse and $164 in drug proceeds. A search of the hotel room revealed 1,060 tablets containing fentanyl marked “M” and “30,” making them appear to be Oxycodone. Investigators also recovered a handgun from Mohammed’s backpack and $3,890 in drug proceeds.

Mohammed pled guilty on November 15, 2024, and was sentenced on August 12, 2024, to 15 years and 8 months in prison.

Lindore, on the other hand, pled guilty on November 13, 2024, and was sentenced yesterday to four years of probation with a special added condition of six months of home confinement.

The investigation was led by the Henrico County Police Division, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Division. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ellen H. Theisen and Angela Mastandrea prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities across the United States.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/iraqi-national-dealing-fentanyl-glen-allen-hotel-room-sentenced-prison