Ohio man gets prison time after running drug trafficking ring out of grandmother’s basement

An Ohio man will spend nearly 16 years in prison after he operated a drug trafficking ring out of his grandmother’s basement.

Darnell Kief Beckham Bell of Cleveland was sentenced to 190 months, or 15 years and 8 months, in prison for his role in a drug trafficking ring.

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A jury convicted Bell in September of Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances. He was also sentenced to five years of supervised release.

Law enforcement began to probe suspected narcotics trafficking, specifically fentanyl, in Northeast Ohio in 2024, according to court documents…

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