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Detroit Kingpin Sentenced in Massive Drug Bust | Charleston News
A Detroit drug kingpin, LaShawn Monroe, has been sentenced to life for orchestrating a massive multi-state drug operation that led to the largest single drug seizure in West Virginia history—over 45 pounds of fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and heroin. The six-month investigation, involving the FBI, DEA, and local police, uncovered how Monroe used couriers and hidden stash houses to funnel drugs from California and Michigan through West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Seven others were arrested, including a courier caught in Detroit. With enough fentanyl alone to kill four million, federal…
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