Monroe County man pleads guilty to heroin trafficking

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Myles Davis, 29, of Tobyhanna, pleaded guilty on April 2, before U.S. District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo to the charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin.

According to U.S. Attorney David J. Freed, Davis admitted to participating in a conspiracy to distribute between 100 and 400 grams of heroin (which is equivalent to 4,000 to 16,000 individual doses of heroin) in the Monroe County area between May and July 2015.

Davis was one of 11 people indicted by a grand jury in July 2015 and charged with conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine in the Monroe County area.

Judge Caputo ordered a presentence report to be completed. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. O’Hara is prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made turning the tide of rising violent crime in America a top priority.

In October 2017, as part of a series of actions to address this crime trend, Sessions announced the reinvigoration of PSN and directed all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to develop a district crime reduction strategy that incorporates the lessons learned since PSN launched in 2001.

This case was also brought as part of a districtwide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin.

The maximum penalty under federal law is up to 40 years in prison, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. The charge also carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years’ imprisonment.