CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Yusuf Ali, 38, entered his guilty plea to distribution of crack.
Ali admitted that on four occasions in August 2017, he sold crack to a confidential informant working with the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team. The drug deals took place in Charleston. On Aug. 29, 2017, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Ali’s residence and recovered over 130 grams of suspected crack and over 40 grams of suspected fentanyl.
Ali faces up to 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on March 15, 2018.
The Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Matt Davis is handling the prosecution. The plea hearing was held before United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
This case is being prosecuted as part of an ongoing effort led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to combat the illicit sale and misuse of illegal drugs. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, is committed to aggressively pursuing and shutting down pill trafficking, eliminating open air drug markets, and curtailing the spread of illegal drugs in communities across the Southern District.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
