Daily Voice
By Zak Failla From Daily Voice
A North Carolina man running a coast-to-coast cocaine pipeline into Virginia will spend the next ten years in federal prison.
Kareem Akeem McMurrin, 41, was sentenced this week after admitting he conspired to ship 10 kilograms of cocaine from San Diego to Portsmouth, according to federal authorities.
Prosecutors didn’t mince their words about the scale of the operation.
“McMurrin’s conduct was inherently dangerous and damaging on a transnational scale,” US Attorney Lindsey Halligan said. “He attempted to contribute to the success of a dangerous and larger enterprise.
"This administration has prioritized the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations."
According to court documents, investigators intercepted the package on Feb. 5 before it ever reached its intended address.
They pulled the cocaine, delivered the parcel as planned, and watched as McMurrin picked it up.
When officers moved in, prosecutors said McMurrin sped off with his adolescent child in the car, tossed the package, and kept running.
He wasn’t arrested until the following month, when investigators found him on an outstanding warrant.
Postal inspectors say schemes like this put workers and the public at risk — and they’re not letting up.
“Postal Inspectors work aggressively to eliminate illegal narcotics from the US Mail,” said Damon Wood of the US Postal Inspection Service.
“Our dedication to these efforts helps us to protect both our employees and the public… By working closely with our law enforcement partners, we were able to bring this case to a successful resolution.”
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