United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NORFOLK, Va. – Two Hampton Roads drug traffickers were sentenced to prison for convictions relating to their trafficking of heroin and other narcotics.

“This case demonstrates the effective partnerships between our federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies,” said Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “We will continue to collaborate in these multi-agency investigations to attain successful prosecutions to remove dangerous drugs and the criminals who distribute them from our communities.”

“The DEA's foremost mission is to safeguard American lives by addressing the ongoing fentanyl crisis and the drug-related violence undermining our communities and families,” stated DEA Washington Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher Goumenis. “Individuals like Green and Freeman have engaged in violent drug trafficking, spreading poisons such as fentanyl and heroin in the Hampton Roads area. Their sentencing sends a strong signal that we are committed to the relentless pursuit of eliminating gang violence and the illegal drug trade in our communities.” 

“Virginia State Police is grateful for the combined efforts in securing this important conviction. We are always proud to work with our federal and local partners and will continue to do so,” said Col. Matthew D. Hanley, Superintendent of Virginia State Police. “The safety of the public is our top priority and that includes doing all we can to ensure these dangerous drugs and drug traffickers are off of Virginia’s streets."

According to court documents, during controlled transactions conducted by law enforcement in Hampton on March 28 and April 12, 2024, Sean Maurice Green, aka Nitty, 41, of Newport News, distributed a total of over 51 grams of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl.

On July 24, 2023, Quincy Lawrence Freeman, aka Diddy or Q, 49, of Brooklyn, New York, delivered $130,780 in illegal drug proceeds to a confidential source at a gas station in Norfolk.

On Oct. 16, 2024, Green travelled to Freeman’s apartment in Virginia Beach and obtained 149.64 grams of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl from Freeman. Green then transported the drugs to Newport News where he intended to distribute them. When law enforcement conducted a stop of Green’s vehicle for an expired registration, a narcotics canine alerted to the odor of narcotics and the vehicle was searched. An investigator located the heroin and fentanyl under the driver's seat. During a search incident to his arrest, police recovered approximately $800 in cash from Green.

On Oct. 17, 2024, investigators searched Freeman’s apartment. As they entered the apartment, Freeman attempted to flush narcotics down a toilet. Officers recovered from the toilet 180.10 grams of a substance containing heroin, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, or “ecstasy"), and fentanyl. During the search of the apartment, investigators recovered 1,810.5 grams of cocaine, 989 grams of heroin, Xylazine, marijuana, two firearms, a hydraulic kilogram press, an electronic money counting machine, and approximately $13,330 in cash. 

Green pled guilty on June 11 to possession with intent to distribute heroin. On Nov. 24 he was sentenced to three years in prison.

Freeman pled guilty on July 22 to possession with intent to distribute heroin and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He was sentenced today to 23 years and four months in prison.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, Virginia State Police, U.S. Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations, Hampton Police Department, and Virginia Beach Police investigated this case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Darryl J. Mitchell prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

A copy of this press release is also located on the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia website. 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. 2:25-cr-38.

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