Cleveland man sentenced to 151 months in prison for drug trafficking

Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) – A Cleveland, Ohio man was sentenced to 151 months in Federal prison for taking part in a drug trafficking conspiracy in Ohio County.

28-year-old Solomon Eli Watters from Cleveland, Ohio was sentenced on Monday.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of West Virginia says that Watters pled guilty in January of 2023 to 1 count of “conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and 400 grams of fentanyl.”

Wheeling Police originally stopped waters in February 2022. Officers seized $3,556 in cash and also found a .380 caliber Walther pistol that was reported stolen.

Police executed a search warrant at Waters’ residence in Wheeling where two more pistols, ammunition, digital scales and cocaine base were discovered.

Police then obtained search warrants for two storage units in Washington, PA, which uncovered 1.26 kilograms of fentanyl and $208,860 in cash.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Watters has a criminal history of drug possession, firearms violations, and aggravated assault.

He will have to serve 5 years of supervised release after his prison sentence.

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