Submitted by the Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of West Virginia

 

Suhip E. Ebrahim, 26, of Bridgeport was sentenced to 57 months in prison for distribution of oxycodone, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

 

Ebrahim was arrested in Wheeling after being found in possession of a large quantity of oxycodone pills. He previously pled guilty in May 2016 to one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Oxycodone.”

 

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert H. McWilliams and Jarod J. Douglas prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Ohio Valley Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, the Marshall County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, and the Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, all HIDTA-funded initiatives, investigated.

 

Members of the Bridgeport Police Department are members of the Task Force. Chief John Walker is the chairman.

 

Ebrahim's case led to three cash discoveries. The discoveries totaled nearly $1 million.

 

Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided.