NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Norfolk woman was sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison for fentanyl trafficking.
According to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) intercepted a package containing a pound of cocaine, being shipped from California to Norfolk. On Dec. 13, 2023, investigators tracked the delivery to the intended address in Norfolk. They observed a co-conspirator collect the package and drive away with it. The co-conspirator, upon realizing law enforcement was following, threw the package from the car.
Investigators took the co-conspirator into custody, then a short time later observed Felisha Alexander, aka Fe, and another co-conspirator leaving her home. They saw the co-conspirator place a backpack in the trunk of a car parked in front of the home. Following a canine alert, investigators searched the vehicle and Alexander’s home.
They recovered the backpack, which contained a mixture of para-fluorofentanyl and fentanyl, and 2,815 fentanyl pills pressed to appear like legitimate medicine. Additionally, investigators recovered numerous tracking receipts for shipped parcels, a loaded handgun, and approximately $82,000 from Alexander’s home. They also took several cellphones into evidence, which contained communications between Alexander and a third co-conspirator coordinating the shipping and distribution of controlled substances.