CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Debra Bolden, 46 of Morgantown pled
guilty to heroin trafficking in federal court Tuesday according to United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II.
Bolden participated in a drug trafficking network to transport heroin from Detroit, Michigan to Morgantown for redistribution and sale throughout the region.
The heroin trafficking scheme was interrupted in February 2016 when a federal grand
jury returned indictments against Bolden and thirteen other individuals.
Bolden sold heroin in August 2015 in Monongalia County.
Bolden pled guilty to distribution of heroin. She faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of
up to $1,000,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The
Mon Metro Drug and Violent Crime Task Force investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.