Michigan Man Sentenced for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Organization

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Westland, Michigan, has been sentenced in federal court on his conviction of cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

United States District Judge Robert J. Colville imposed a sentence of three years of probation on Roy Brown, 57, also ordering Brown to serve the first 30 days of his probation period on home detention. Brown previously pleaded guilty in the case to conspiring to distribute cocaine between August 2023 and August 2024.

According to information presented to the Court, Brown was part of a drug trafficking conspiracy based in Detroit and in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Specifically, Brown participated by assisting with cocaine trafficking in Detroit.

Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.

United States Attorney Rivetti commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Lawrence County Drug Task Force, New Castle Police Department, Michigan State Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Mercer County Drug Task Force, United States Postal Inspection Service, Department of Homeland Security, and Douglas County (Nebraska) Sheriff's Office for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Brown.

This prosecution was part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement toward identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations that have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.