Three Men Indicted on Federal Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking Charges in Western Michigan
The charges against Lakento Brian Smith, Javon Drevelle Brewer and Fletcher Lee Salazar are accusations only. No trial, plea or verdict has been reported, and the case remains undecided.
Three men have been in the with conspiring to distribute controlled substances, including more than 400 grams of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, WOOD Radio reported.
The defendants are Lakento Brian Smith, 54, of Houston, Texas; Javon Drevelle Brewer, 58, of Muskegon Heights, Michigan; and Fletcher Lee Salazar, 40, of Muskegon Heights, Michigan, according to the same outlet.
All three are with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, including 400 grams or more of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. Smith and Brewer are additionally with money laundering conspiracy, and Brewer and Salazar with possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and heroin, WOOD Radio reported.
The government alleges that the three conspired to distribute controlled substances, including more than 400 grams of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, and that Smith and Brewer sought to conceal the proceeds through money laundering, according to the outlet.
**The case has not been resolved.** The proceeding is at the charging stage. No trial, plea or verdict has been reported in the record available for this story, and nothing here should be read as a finding that any defendant did what the government alleges.
If there were convictions, WOOD Radio reported that Smith faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years and up to life in prison, and that Brewer and Salazar face a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years and up to life in prison. Those figures describe the exposure attached to the charges as filed; no sentence has been imposed on anyone in this case.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA, FBI, IRS-CI, USPIS, MSP, GRPD and KCSO, according to WOOD Radio.
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