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http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/stat...nta071210.html
Defendants Charged with Drug Trafficking, Weapons and
Money Laundering
JUL 12 -- SAVANNAH, GA - Two federal indictments, today unsealed in
federal court, have charged 32 defendants with a conspiracy to
distribute large amounts of marijuana, ecstasy and cocaine in Georgia
and California. Several of the defendants have also been charged with
conspiring to launder the proceeds of their drug activities and with
weapons charges.
The indictments follow a six-month Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task
Force (OCDETF) investigation into drug trafficking activities within
Savannah, Atlanta and Los Angeles, California. Agents of the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) and Chatham County Counter-Narcotics Team (CNT) conducted the
joint investigation. The investigation culminated in federal and state
arrest and search warrants being executed on May 11, 2010 and July 7,
2010 in Savannah, Atlanta and California. During the investigation,
agents seized drug proceeds, vehicles, guns and drugs, including the May
11 th seizure of two one-hundred pound bales of marijuana intended for
sale in the Savannah area.
United States Attorney Edward J. Tarver said, “This prosecution shows
the level of coordination and resources required by law enforcement on
the state, regional and national levels to put large scale illegal
narcotics trafficking operations out of business. The United States
Attorney’s Office and its state and federal partners will continue its
efforts to shut down those large operations responsible for supplying
street level drug traffickers.”
The 32 defendants indicted on federal charges include:
MORRIS ALVIN GWEH, 46, Beverly Hills, CA,
LARRY GREEN, 36, Atlanta, GA,
JOSH VARNER, 31, Savannah, GA, b>screwww
HEZEKIAH MURDOCK, 30, Savannah, GA,
AL WELCH, 32, Savannah, GA,
VERONICA AMABILE, 19, Hilton Head, SC,
JASON GLOVER, 31, Ellabell, GA,
DEREK GOLDEN, 30, Atlanta, GA,
RASHON GREEN, 29, Savannah, GA,
BRIAN HALL, 29, Savannah, GA,
JOHNNY HANDS, 29, Savannah, GA,
JEREMY HARRIS, 29, Savannah, GA,
DERRICK JOHNSON, 31, Savannah, GA,
ANDRE JERMAINE MINCEY, 36, Savannah, GA,
MIGUEL NARVAEZ, 45, Savannah, GA,
MICHAEL QUARTERMAN, 33, Savannah, GA,
VINCENT ROBINSON, 29, Savannah, GA,
DEAUNTRY SMALLS, 31, (NO ADDRESS),
MATTHEW STRICKLAND, 27, Savannah, GA,
JERMAINE TANDY, 28, Savannah, GA,
CLIFFORD WASHINGTON, 30, Savannah, GA,
KYLE HUTCHINSON, 25, Savannah, GA,
LEVON ALLEN, 31, Savannah, GA,
LAWSON ANDERSON, 24, Savannah, GA,
TERRY DAMON, 27, Savannah, GA,
STEVEN DENT, 43, Savannah, GA,
CARLOS ERVIN, 31, Savannah, GA,
JASON HARRISON, 36, Hinesville, GA,
AMBER HAUPT, 22, Savannah, GA,
KASEY HUTCHINSON, 23, Savannah, GA,
ALPHONSO OLIVER, 27, Savannah, GA, and
STACEY MAURICE POWELL, 37, Hardeeville, SC.
Mr. Tarver noted that 17 additional defendants were indicted in Chatham
County Superior Court on related state drug charges.
Mr. Tarver stressed that an indictment is only an accusation and is not
evidence of guilt. The Defendants are entitled to a fair trial, during
which it will be the Government’s burden to prove the defendant’s guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt.
Assistant United States Attorneys James D. Durham and Carlton R. Bourne
are prosecuting the case for the United States.
Rodney G. Benson, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field
Division encourages parents, along with their children, to educate
themselves about the dangers of legal and illegal drugs by visiting
DEA’s interactive websites at
www.justhinktwice.com,
www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com
and
www.dea.gov.