Two Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Drugs in the Huntington Area

February 26, 2010 - HUNTINGTON, WV—Two were sentenced to prison today for distributing drugs in the Huntington area. Tracey Robbins, 31, of Huntington, West Virginia, was sentenced to 70 months' imprisonment and fined $2,000 for conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of cocaine base. Robbins previously pled guilty in November, admitting to the federal drug charge.

An investigation jointly conducted by the Huntington Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration revealed that Robbins was part of a drug trafficking ring responsible for bringing crack cocaine from Detroit, Michigan to the Huntington area and elsewhere from November 2007 to November 2008. Most of the organizations' drug activities occurred in the Huntington and Beckley areas. Robbins admitted her involvement in storing drugs and money at her Huntington residence at the direction of other members of the drug ring. Robbins also admitted to selling cocaine base in Beckley.

In an unrelated case, Aaron Datawn Ferguson, 22, of Huntington, West Virginia, was sentenced today by Judge Chambers to 70 months in prison for distributing cocaine base. Ferguson previously pled guilty in August 2009. On April 19, 2008, Ferguson distributed a quantity of crack cocaine to a confidential informant working with the Huntington Drug and Violent Crime Task Force. The controlled drug transaction took place in the parking lot of a Huntington pharmacy. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, West Virginia State Police, and Huntington Police Department assisted in the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston handled the prosecution.