A Detroit man, Israel Crumpton, 52, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison on charges related to drug trafficking. This was announced by Acting United States Attorney Julie A. Beck. Crumpton was found guilty of distributing heroin laced with fentanyl and cocaine between 2018 and 2019.
According to Beck, Crumpton led a drug distribution operation in Detroit's East Palmer Street neighborhood, working with others to sell these substances for profit. The operation caught the attention of the County of Macomb Enforcement Team (COMET) in November 2018. Surveillance of Crumpton's property led to the discovery of large quantities of drugs, firearms, and $40,000 in cash.
The investigation culminated in search warrants and the seizure of the illegal items. Crumpton, along with a co-conspirator who pleaded guilty, were charged with drug and firearm offenses, leading to Crumpton’s conviction in 2024.
Acting United States Attorney Beck commented on the case saying, “Our office aggressively pursues drug traffickers who push substantial quantities of dangerous drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine into our neighborhoods for personal gain and with indifference to the tragedy they inflict. Thanks to the outstanding teamwork among the Michigan State Police’s County of Macomb Enforcement Team, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and U.S. Attorney’s Office, a dangerous drug trafficker has been removed from our streets.”
James Deir, ATF’s Detroit Division Special Agent in Charge, further emphasized the impact of this case stating, “Isreal Crumpton sold a poison in our community out of pure greed, all while armed with illegal firearms. ATF and the Michigan State Police are united in their partnership to identify and target for federal prosecution armed drug traffickers of fentanyl in our community. Mr. Crumpton’s plight should serve as a reminder that accountability is inevitable across Michigan for people who illegally possess firearms in furtherance of peddling poison in our community.”
The investigation was conducted by local law enforcement teams and prosecuted by U.S. Attorneys Pat Martin and Sarah Alsaden, with further investigation overseen by Paul Kuebler.
