Deaja Simone Clemons has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl. The sentencing follows her guilty plea on December 13, 2024. Acting U.S. Attorney Richard S. Moultrie, Jr. emphasized the ongoing threat posed by drug traffickers like Clemons, stating, “Clemons sold thousands of fentanyl pills at a time that the illegal distribution and use of this drug was continuing to ravage communities within and outside our district.”
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began investigating Clemons in February 2024 after receiving information about her activities in Rome, Georgia. The investigation revealed that she sold counterfeit pills marked as oxycodone but containing fentanyl in both Rome and Cedartown, Georgia.
In early April 2024, DEA agents and Polk County police tracked Clemons from Rome to Polk County. A search of her vehicle uncovered 124 counterfeit "M30" pills containing fentanyl and $3,922 in cash. During the investigation, it was found that Clemons had been selling approximately 300 fentanyl pills weekly over three months.
Jae W. Chung, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Division, commented on the impact of such drugs: “Illicit drugs like fentanyl have destroyed countless lives,” adding that community safety remains a top priority.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Thomas M. Forsyth, III and Calvin A. Leipold, III and investigated by several agencies including the DEA's Atlanta-Carolinas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AC-HIDTA) and the Polk County Police Department.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Strategic Initiative aimed at addressing the fentanyl crisis in northwest Georgia through a collaborative approach involving multiple agencies.
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