Tag: heroin-trafficking

Man Admits Selling Heroin Causing Huntington Overdoses

Federal authorities say an Ohio man responsible for more than two dozen drug overdoses in Huntington, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing heroin.

Authorities say 22-year-old Bruce Lamar Griggs of Akron, also known as “Benz,” faces up to 20 years in prison at sentencing April 10.

According to investigators, Griggs sold heroin on the afternoon of Aug. 15 to approximately 26 individuals who suffered overdoses very shortly after using the drug. Many required medical treatment.

Laboratory tests on blood and urine samples showed heroin, fentanyl and carfentanil, an opioid considered 10,000 times stronger than morphine that’s used as an elephant tranquilizer.

Prosecutors say Griggs admitted he was responsible for the overdoses in his plea agreement.

Pittsburg Man Sentenced in Heroin Distribution Ring

A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for operating a heroin trafficking ring.

Thirty-one-year-old Christopher T. Gyorko was sentenced Monday in federal court in Wheeling.

Federal prosecutors say Gyorko orchestrated shipments into Ohio and Marshall counties and in eastern Ohio for redistribution and sale.

Twelve others also were charged in either state or federal court as part of the distribution operation.

14 Accused in Detroit-to-West Virginia Heroin Ring

Fourteen people have been charged with roles in a heroin trafficking operation from Detroit to West Virginia.

U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld II says federal indictments unsealed Tuesday allege heroin was repeatedly sold in the Morgantown area in 2014 and 2015.

Nine defendants were arrested Tuesday, including five from Detroit, three from Morgantown and another from Miami, Florida. Five other suspects are being sought.

Key Heroin Distribution Figure Admits to Role in Ring

A 27-year-old Windsor, Maryland, man faces up to 20 years in prison for his leading role in a heroin trafficking ring that distributed the drug in West Virginia, Virginia and elsewhere.

The government says Brian Alexander Hall entered a guilty plea to a conspiracy count Thursday in federal court in Martinsburg. Besides a prison term, he also could be fined up to $1 million.

Federal prosecutors say Hall “orchestrated” the multi-state heroin distribution network. The government says it hobbled the illegal enterprise in June with the arrest of 41 people.

Hall’s sentencing hasn’t been scheduled.

Seven Indicted in Ohio Heroin-Trafficking Ring That Reached into West Virginia

A federal grand jury has charged seven individuals suspected in a heroin-trafficking operation in eastern Ohio with one count each of conspiracy to possess a controlled substance.

Federal authorities say a grand jury in Columbus recently indicted four suspects from Steubenville, one from Irving, Texas, and two from Weirton, West Virginia.

Authorities say the yearlong investigation into the Steubenville-area operation resulted in the seizure of eight firearms, three vehicles and about $110,000 in suspected narcotics proceeds.

Court documents allege the organization was responsible for street-level heroin sales in Steubenville and Bellaire in Ohio and in Weirton and Wheeling in West Virginia.

Conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin is punishable by 10 years to up to life in prison.

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