February 25, 2021 at 2:00pm
An Arlington man was sentenced yesterday (Feb. 24) to 12 years and 7 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.
Cornelius Frazier, 32, would press pills containing fentanyl so that they would resemble prescription pills (like Oxycodone) so that he could distribute for financial gain, according to a U.S. Justice Department press release and court documents.
“As this case demonstrates, fentanyl is not only extremely dangerous because of its potency, but also because it may be hidden in counterfeit prescription pills,” said Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who took over the role on an interim basis last month. “We are grateful to the numerous law enforcement agencies that worked with our Office on this investigation and prevented kilograms of fentanyl from poisoning our communities and harming our loved ones. Their tireless efforts are saving lives
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Cornelius Frazier of Arlington was given a 151-month sentence Wednesday in federal court for conspiring to distribute fentanyl. (Shutterstock)
ALEXANDRIA, VA Cornelius Frazier, 32, of Arlington was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 151 months in prison for conspiring with others to distribute more than 7 kilograms of fentanyl, according to a U.S. Justice Department release.
Frazier and others were convicted of pressing illicit pills containing fentanyl and other substances to would resemble prescription pills like Oxycodone with the intention of illegally selling them for financial gain, according to court documents. As this case demonstrates, fentanyl is not only extremely dangerous because of its potency, but also because it may be hidden in counterfeit prescription pills, Raj Parekh, acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said, in a release. We are grateful to the numerous law enforcement agencies that worked with our Office on this investi
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01/12/2021
Northern Virginia, VA… The Northern Virginia Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Committee is pleased to announce the creation of the Northern Virginia Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT).
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The purpose of this team is to investigate critical incidents involving law enforcement officers within the cooperating jurisdictions. The team is comprised of seasoned criminal detectives, crime scene technicians, and commanders from the 11 participating agencies . The Chief Executive Officer of each participating agency in Northern Virginia will have the option of calling upon this multi-jurisdictional team to investigate incidents within their localities. These incidents include but are not limited to; law enforcement involved shootings, any action taken by law enforcement which results in the death or a life-threatening injury of a person in the performance of an officer/deputy s duties, in custody deaths, and law enforcement officer suicides.