A Philadelphia resident has admitted guilt in a federal court to charges related to violating narcotics laws, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti. Mikal Davis, aged 47, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan to three counts of the Superseding Indictment.
The court was informed that from April 2019 to July 2021, Davis conspired with others in the Western District of Pennsylvania to distribute and possess with intent to distribute large quantities of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and crack. Davis led a drug trafficking organization operating between Philadelphia and Johnstown. He was intercepted through a federal wiretap while obtaining drugs for distribution. He frequently traveled between these cities with drug shipments stored at various "stash houses" for further distribution.
Davis also arranged for drug parcels from California to be mailed to Johnstown and purchased significant amounts of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine from sources in New Jersey.
Judge Horan has scheduled sentencing for June 26, 2025. The law mandates a sentence ranging from ten years up to life imprisonment and a potential fine of $10 million. The final sentence will consider the severity of the offenses and any prior criminal history.
Assistant United States Attorney Maureen Sheehan-Balchon is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The investigation was conducted by multiple agencies including the FBI’s Laurel Highlands Resident Agency and Homeland Security Investigations.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) initiative aimed at dismantling high-level drug traffickers using a collaborative approach among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.