Jury Convicts Richmond Man of Fentanyl Trafficking
RICHMOND, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Richmond man today for distributing fentanyl on multiple occasions.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Quotez Tyveck Pair, 33, a known drug trafficker operating in Mosby Court, a Richmond public housing community, engaged in two separate distributions of fentanyl to a law enforcement cooperator.
Between October 2019 and November 2019, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents utilized a cooperator to execute two controlled drug purchases from Pair. The cooperator, working with law enforcement, purchased one ounce of heroin on October 30, 2019, and two ounces of heroin on November 12, 2019, from Pair. Upon inspection, both substances purchased from Pair were found to be fentanyl.
Pair was found guilty on two counts of unlawfully distributing more than 40 grams of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl. Pair faces a mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of 40 years in prison when sentenced on May 20. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division and Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and made the announcement after Senior U.S. District Robert E. Payne accepted the verdict. Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivia L. Norman is prosecuting the case.
