Monongalia County men admit to roles in a drug distribution operation in Monongalia County
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Brian Kyle, of Maidsville, West Virginia, and Hamisi Mwawari, of Morgantown, West Virginia, have admitted to their involvement in a heroin, oxycodone, and cocaine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Kyle, age 39, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Use of Communication Facility.” Kyle admitted to using a phone to further a drug distribution operation in April 2018 in Monongalia County.
Mwawari, age 44, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Use of Communication Facility.” Mwawari admitted to using a phone to assist in distributing controlled substances in May 2018 in Monongalia County.
Kyle and Mwawari each face up to four years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. 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 Zelda E. Wesley is prosecuting the cases on behalf of the government. The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. The United States Marshal Service assisted.
The investigation was funded in part by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF). The OCDETF program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal enterprises.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.