Source: Office of United States Attorneys
NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man was sentenced on Dec. 13 to 10 years and 11 months in prison for distribution of Para-fluorofentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to court documents, on Dec. 28, 2023, Tramaine Waldell Riddick, 42, sold 4.4 grams of heroin and an AK47 rifle with a 30-round magazine and ammunition at his residence in a controlled purchase conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Chesapeake Police Department (CPD).
In multiple subsequent controlled purchases in January and February, Riddick sold 57.35 grams of suspected heroin, six firearms, and ammunition. One of the firearms Riddick sold was stolen, and during one of the controlled purchases Riddick sold a machinegun conversion device. The substances Riddick sold tested positive for heroin, para-fluorofentanyl, fentanyl, and xylazine. Riddick is attributed with possessing with intent to distribute or distributing 79 grams of fentanyl and 179 grams of cocaine.
On April 9, 2024, law enforcement conducted a search of Riddick’s residence and recovered four additional firearms and ammunition.
Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Anthony A. Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division; Mark G. Solesky, Chief of Chesapeake Police; and Ramin Fatehi, Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney, made the announcement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Graham M. Stolle, an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney with the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Office prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:24-cr-74.