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Berkeley County man admits to role in drug trafficking conspiracy

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Eliseo Jerome Rozas, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Rozas, 44, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Unlawful Use of Communication Device.” Rozas admitted to using a phone to help distribute cocaine base in November 2020 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.

Updated December 16, 2022
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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