Romaro Lanarie Foster Sr., a resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Apr. 29 to 15 years in federal prison and ten years of supervised release for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
Foster, age 47, was convicted of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. The case is part of an investigation by the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), which targets criminal organizations operating across state lines.
According to information presented in court, Foster participated in an interstate drug trafficking operation between March and September 2022. Authorities found that parcels containing kilogram quantities of cocaine were mailed from California to an address in Aliquippa. After law enforcement intercepted one such parcel containing two kilograms of cocaine, shipments were redirected through a co-defendant in West Virginia who then delivered the drugs to Foster.
Law enforcement later learned that after disrupting this supply route, Foster traveled to Georgia seeking additional supplies. In September 2022, local officers stopped Foster's vehicle in South Carolina as he returned north and seized approximately four kilograms of cocaine.
Before imposing the sentence, United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy said that Foster’s previous convictions for attempted murder and possession with intent to distribute narcotics did not deter him from further criminal activity and warranted a significant sentence.
The prosecution was led by Assistant United States Attorney Brendan J. McKenna on behalf of the government. The HSTF initiative behind this case aims at eliminating transnational criminal organizations through coordinated efforts among multiple federal agencies.
