Toledo Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

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Toledo Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Sept. 9. It is reproduced in full below.

TOLEDO - Mohamed Ismial, 32, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced on Aug. 26, 2022, to more than eight years in prison by U.S. District Judge James G. Carr after Ismail pleaded guilty to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.

According to court documents, from March 2019 to September 2019, Ismial was involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed various quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in the Toledo area.

On March 5, 2020, state law enforcement authorities executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence and obtained quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and four firearms.

Ismial pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and cocaine base on Nov. 18, 2021.

This case was investigated by the Toledo Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert N. Melching.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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