Jefferson County man indicted on heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine charges

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Enrico Fionn Hernandez, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, appeared today in federal court on drug charges after being indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Martinsburg on May 21, 2019 , United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Hernandez, also known as “Rico,” age 46, was indicted on one count of “Distribution of Cocaine,” one count of “Distribution of Fentanyl,” one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base Within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location,” one count of “Distribution of Heroin Within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location,” one count of “Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Cocaine Base,” one count of “Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl,” one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base,” two counts of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base,” one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl,” and two counts of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Hydrochloride.” 

Hernandez is accused of selling heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine in June 2017 in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. The government is seeking the forfeiture of $647 seized from Hernandez during a traffic stop and $4,900 seized from Hernandez’s residence.

Hernandez faces at least one and up to 40 years incarceration and a fine of up to $2,000,000 for each of the distribution near a protected location charges, and up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000 for each of the other counts. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

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

These charges are the result of investigations supported by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) under the Attorney General-led Synthetic Opioid Surge (SOS)/Special Operations Division (SOD) Project Clean Sweep.  This initiative seeks to reduce the supply of synthetic opioids in “hot spot” areas previously identified by the Attorney General of the United States, thereby reducing drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths, and identify wholesale distribution networks and sources of supply operating nationally and internationally. 

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

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.