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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to five years in prison after federal prosecutors say he was part of a huge multi-state drug ring that sold drugs like heroin and fentanyl in West Virginia.
United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced that Braheem Sallie, of Camden, New Jersey was sentenced to 60 months of incarceration for his role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states.
After a three-day trial in October 2021, Sallie was found guilty of one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 100 Grams or More of Heroin and 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl,” one count of “Unlawful Use of Communication Facility,” and one count of “Aiding and Abetting Travel Act – Distribution of Proceeds.” Sallie worked with others to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and 40 grams or more of fentanyl from June 2019 to November 2019 in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties and elsewhere.
Co-conspirators in West Virginia would wire money for drug payments to Sallie and another in Camden, New Jersey. This trafficking ring involved multiple trips by West Virginia co-conspirators to Camden, New Jersey to obtain large amounts of heroin and fentanyl that were distributed and intended to be redistributed in West Virginia. This case involved nearly 100 grams of fentanyl and more than 137 grams of heroin.