Date: 03-19-2025

Case Style:

United States of America v. Donnavin Mustafia Byrdsong

Case Number: 5:24-CR-200

Judge: Brian S. Meyers

Court: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Wake County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Raleigh

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Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 400 grams or more of Fentanyl.
Armed Raleigh Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl

Donnavin Mustafia Byrdsong, 31, was part of a group that was trafficking fentanyl pills into the Raleigh, North Carolina area for distribution. Law enforcement determined that Byrdsong and other members of the drug trafficking organization would fly to California to purchase fentanyl pills and would ship the pills back to North Carolina. On January 16, 2024, Byrdsong mailed two packages from California to an address in Raleigh. Law enforcement ultimately seized the packages and discovered a total of 40,000 fentanyl pills, concealed in Lego boxes. During a search of Byrdsong’s residence, law enforcement found numerous additional Lego boxes. The investigation confirmed that Byrdsong had previously mailed similar packages from California to Raleigh.

This investigation was an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

Daniel P. Bubar, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Raleigh Police Department, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Internal Revenue Service investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey L. Peaden prosecuted the case.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison

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