An inmate who was in charge of coordinating a shipment of methamphetamine from Atlanta into Western North Carolina and the leader of a Savannah-area drug trafficking conspiracy were both sentenced to federal prison this week.
Alfonso Roman Brito, 44, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine, according to the Western District of North Carolina U.S. Attorney’s Office.
#Georgia inmate is sentenced to prison for trafficking methamphetamine.
w/ @DEAATLANTADiv @HSI_Charlotte @SBI1937 @BurkeNCSheriff @CATCO100 @HickoryPD https://t.co/WxK0jF2rGj— U.S. Attorney WDNC (@USAO_WDNC) August 4, 2023
Citing filed court documents and evidence introduced at Brito’s trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reports that a law enforcement investigation determined that Brito (pictured above), who was an inmate in the Georgia Department of Corrections, was in charge of coordinating the shipment of multiple kilograms of methamphetamine from Atlanta into Western North Carolina.
Brito orchestrated the delivery of more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine from Georgia to North Carolina – which was then sold to drug networks in the area for local distribution – between 2019 and 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office notes.
A federal jury convicted Brito in December 2022 of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine.
In addition, the Southern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney’s Office announced this week that the leader of a Savannah-area drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed kilos of cocaine and large amounts of other illegal drugs has been sentenced to over 25 years (310 months) in federal prison.
Leader of Savannah-area drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to decades in federal prison @DEAHQ @DEAATLANTADiv @FBI @FBIAtlanta @USPISpressroom @USPIS_ATL @SavPolice @ChathamSavCNT https://t.co/nJcdkkv5oa
— U.S. Attorney SDGA (@SDGAnews) August 3, 2023
Joseph Bulloch, a/k/a “Lil Joe,” 34, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, and quantities of heroin and marijuana; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; and maintaining a drug-involved premise, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office noted that Bulloch was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Georgia Star News and The Star News Network.
