U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Arizona man sentenced for cocaine trafficking
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kwane Baker, 39, of Buckeye, Arizona, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
An investigation by the Mon Metro Drug and Violent Crime Task Force revealed that Baker sold crack cocaine in Monongalia County, West Virginia in July 2014. He pled guilty in May 2015 to one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.
Updated February 4, 2016
Topic
Drug Trafficking
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