NORFOLK, Va. - Eddie K. Mazell, II, 30, of Portsmouth, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin.
Mazell pleaded guilty on Sept. 4, 2015. According to court documents, a canine unit from the Norfolk Police Department alerted on a Federal Express package for the presence of narcotics in April 2015. The package, which originated from southern California and was addressed to a residence in Portsmouth, was inspected and inside was a bulk size protein powder container with a package of approximately 500 grams of heroin. Norfolk Police Officers working with agents from the DEA coordinated a controlled delivery of the package to the recipient listed on the address label. Shortly after Mazell arrived at the address and took custody of the package he was arrested.
The investigation that followed revealed that over the six months preceding Mazell’s arrest, he made $292,000 in cash deposits to 22 different accounts. The account holders are from Arizona and California; Metamoros, Mexico, and Nogales, Mexico.
Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Mark R. Herring, Attorney General of Virginia; and Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Field Division, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen.
This case was investigated by the DEA and the Norfolk Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney William D. Muhr and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney John F. Butler prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:15-cr-91.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
