03-04-2025
Man pleads guilty to trafficking narcotics into DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court Wednesday to trafficking wholesale quantities of narcotics into the District, according to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USADC).
The USADC said 69-year-old Ronnie Rogers pleaded guilty to:
Three counts of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, and 100 grams or more of heroin
Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and cocaine base
Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense
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According to the plea agreement, Rogers worked with co-conspirators to traffic fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and more into the District between July 2021 and November 2023.
Drugs included:
Over 12 kilograms of fentanyl and carfentanil (100 times more potent than fentanyl)
Over 1967 grams of fentanyl analog (more lethal than fentanyl)
Over 236 grams of heroin, over 500 grams of cocaine
Less than 28 grams of cocaine base.
The USADC stated that on Nov. 29, 2023, officers executed search warrants for Rogers' homes.
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At Rogers' apartment in the 1200 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW, the following was seized:
A baggie containing a mixture of 494.8 grams of a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil
A baggie with 704.8 grams of carfentanil
An envelope containing 115.91 grams of fentanyl
A baggie containing 201 grams of fentanyl
Baggies containing 1,785 grams of acetaminophen and 18 grams of fentanyl.
A Smith & Wesson SD-40 firearm
A Glock 43 pistol and a Rugar LCP pistol
$23,000 in cash
Drug packaging materials and scales.
The USADC noted that in Rogers' home in the 6500 block of Gateway Boulevard, in District Heights, Md., officers also found:
Two baggies of 151 grams of fentanyl
Plastic bags containing 2.4 grams of xylazine and 1.8 grams of heroin
Baggies holding bundles of smaller bags containing 7.7 grams of fentanyl, heroin, xylazine, 1.4 grams of carfentanil, and 2.8 grams of acetaminophen
20 small baggies containing 5.1 grams of fentanyl, heroin, and xylazine
Bags containing 97.3 grams of heroin and fentanyl, 45.4 grams of cocaine base, and 14.2 grams of fentanyl with xylazine.
A Smith &Wesson .357 revolver
A Springfield XD 9mm firearm
A Canik TP9 pistol with assorted ammunition and magazines
$1,524 in cash.
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At another one of Rogers' homes located in the 2100 block of Pineview Court, Waldorf, Md., officers also seized a FedEx parcel containing 1,013 grams of fentanyl.
The operation is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation, which dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States.
Rogers faces up to life in prison for his crimes.
His sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 21, 2025.
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