Emmanuel Deon Foster, 36, and Bobby Antoinios Hall, 41, both residents of Rock Hill, South Carolina, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a drug distribution conspiracy. The two men were involved in distributing fentanyl-laced pills, crack cocaine, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin.
Investigations revealed that Foster and Hall had close ties with the leader of the drug conspiracy. They purchased fentanyl-laced pills from this leader and subsequently sold them to other dealers in the Rock Hill area. Foster was also involved in purchasing and selling other drugs such as cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine from various members of the conspiracy.
The operation led to more than 20 arrests and convictions over its duration. United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis sentenced Foster to 120 months in prison followed by five years of court-ordered supervision. Hall received an 84-month sentence with three years of supervised release. It is noted that there is no parole in the federal system.
This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation aimed at dismantling high-level drug traffickers and criminal organizations through a collaborative approach involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
The investigation was conducted by several agencies including the FBI Columbia Field Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Drug Enforcement Administration; York County Multijurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit; South Carolina Law Enforcement Division; and Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney William K. Witherspoon is handling the prosecution.