72 Convicted in Court for Drug Offenses; Two Traffickers Go to Prison

During the week of April 25th, the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Drug Prosecution Team convicted 72 defendants before The Honorable Hugh B. Lewis, Superior Court Judge.  The convictions were for crimes that included possession of illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia that is used to store and ingest drugs, and the trafficking of illegal drugs.

Based on the structured sentencing laws in North Carolina, sentences ranged from probation to the prison sentences of these drug traffickers:  Ivan Carillo-Martinez, age 29, pled guilty to one count of trafficking in heroin and was sentenced to 90-117 months in prison and fined $100,000. Aldaberto Chavez, age 29, pled guilty to 1) conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and 2) two counts of attempted trafficking in cocaine. Chavez was sentenced to 100-120 months in prison and fined $100,000.