2 York County men dealt fentanyl, kilos of cocaine, meth. Both head to prison
Two Rock Hill men have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to drug charges that involved kilos of cocaine, meth and fentanyl, according to drug agents, federal prosecutors and court records.
Brandon Marquis Kimble, 30, was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Cravelyn Squilla Davis, 25, was sentenced to 12 years. Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute the drugs, and money laundering from the illegal deals, said Peter McCoy, U.S. Attorney for South Carolina.
Both men pleaded guilty in federal court in Columbia, court records show.
The arrests were made in 2018 as part of a two-state raid in South Carolina and North Carolina, records show. The investigation was a joint case of the Rock Hill Police Department and York County Multijurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit working with the FBI, DEA, ATF, and IRS, according to York County law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors.
The drugs were shipped from southern California to Charlotte, McCoy said in a written statement.
Suspects brought in more than five kilograms of cocaine, over 400 grams of meth, and more than 500 grams of fentanyl, according to federal court documents. The suspects pressed fentanyl into pills in Rock Hill from the drugs obtained from California, McCoy said.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid pain reliever that is 50-100 times more potent than morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control website. Illegal fentanyl also has been linked to overdose deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
