9-Count Indictment in Firearms and Heroin Distribution Case Returned by Federal Grand Jury Today in Columbia, SC

United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned the following multiple-count Indictment:

Abdullah Jabbar Aquil, a/k/a “Wap,” was charged in a 9-count indictment with possession with intent to distribution and distribution of heroin (7 counts), using/possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, all in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1) and Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(c).

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Stacey D. Haynes of the Columbia office for prosecution.

The United States Attorney stated that all charges in Indictments are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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