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Ecstasy Trafficker Caught in Forest Sting | Burlington News
Deontae Alexander, 39, from Plattsburgh, just admitted to federal drug charges for trafficking MDMA — and he’s looking at up to 20 years behind bars. The sting went down in the woods: he was set up with an undercover agent, planned to drop off a backpack full of drugs for someone else, but DEA agents had already swapped the stash for rocks. When he returned to retrieve it, they moved in — and he tried to flee, but got caught on the spot. Sentencing is set for August 24th — a chilling look at how law enforcement dismantles drug networks and the steep price paid by those caught in them. Listen…
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