The leader of a vast drug trafficking organization in Sacramento was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison after a multi-year investigation and prosecution.
Maurice Bryant, 54, was sentenced for conspiracy to distribute and possess heroin and at least 5,000 grams of cocaine and additional cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine. Bryant is one of 15 federal defendants who were arrested in 2021 and named in a 45-count indictment.
The arrests were made as part of a Drug Enforcement Administration-led operation encompassing multiple agencies, including local, state, and federal law enforcement. The investigation targeted cocaine and heroin traffickers in North Sacramento, though the network extended beyond the immediate region.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California found Bryant to be the leader of the large-scale cocaine distribution network.
Throughout the course of a 60-day wiretap, Bryant was discovered to be instrumental in moving cocaine across the Mexican border, as well as the distribution of more than five kilograms of cocaine to his co-conspirators. Bryant also converted considerable quantities of powder cocaine into crack cocaine at his residence. […]
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