Teen Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Heroin
| U.S. Attorney’s Office March 23, 2012 |
PITTSBURGH—A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court for violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
Dorian Owens, 19, was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release by United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab. From January 2010 to March 3, 2011, Owens conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin.
Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.
U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Pittsburgh Police Department; the United States Postal Inspection Service; the Pennsylvania State Police; the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office; the Ross Township Police Department; the Canonsburg Police Department; and the Allegheny County Police Department for the successful investigation leading to the conviction in this case.