北卡罗来纳州Lumberton男子以杂货店为幌子贩运可卡因与海洛因 判12年半、查获毒品逾19磅
美国北卡罗来纳州 Robeson 县 Lumberton 市28岁的 Alberto Alegria，因以自家杂货店为幌子在北卡罗来纳州东部贩运可卡因与海洛因，被联邦法官判处12年半监禁。联邦检察官办公室10月28日宣布这一量刑结果。
Alegria 于2026年6月16日认罪，罪名包括共谋分销逾11磅可卡因与逾2磅海洛因、持有逾1磅可卡因与逾2磅海洛因并意图分销，以及共谋洗钱。联邦地区法官 Louise W. Flanagan 主持宣判。
据法庭文件，调查人员自2022年起怀疑 Alegria 是 Robeson 县的大毒贩，2023年8月起多次向他控制购买可卡因与海洛因，并记录到他接收大批可卡因、再从其经营的 Tienda Mexicana La Hacienda 杂货店售出。检方指，这家店只是分销毒品与转移毒资的幌子，他还从店内把数千美元毒资电汇回墨西哥的一个贩毒集团。执法部门经卧底购买、执行搜查令与拦车检查，共查获逾14磅可卡因与逾5磅海洛因。
北卡罗来纳州东区联邦检察官 Ellis Boyle 表示，不会容忍任何人以致命毒品危害社区安全，联邦、州与地方执法伙伴的协作瓦解了这一犯罪网络。此案由国税局刑事调查局（IRS-CI）、缉毒局（DEA）、州调查局以及 Robeson 县、Hoke 县警长办公室、Lumberton 警局与 Fayetteville 警局联合调查，属国土安全任务组「Operation Flip Switch」行动的一部分。
Lumberton Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years for Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin Through Tienda Storefront in North Carolina
Alberto Alegria, 28, of Lumberton in Robeson County, North Carolina, was sentenced to 12 and a half years in federal prison for selling cocaine and heroin throughout eastern North Carolina, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced on October 28.
Alegria pleaded guilty on June 16, 2026, to conspiracy to distribute over 11 pounds of cocaine and over two pounds of heroin, possession with intent to distribute more than one pound of cocaine and over two pounds of heroin, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan imposed the sentence.
According to court documents, investigators suspected Alegria was a major drug trafficker in Robeson County as early as 2022 and began making controlled buys of cocaine and heroin from him in August 2023. They documented him receiving large shipments of cocaine and selling drugs out of his store, Tienda Mexicana La Hacienda, which he used as a front to distribute narcotics and move drug proceeds, including wire transfers of thousands of dollars from the store back to a cartel in Mexico. Through undercover buys, search warrants and a traffic stop, law enforcement seized more than 14 pounds of cocaine and over 5 pounds of heroin.
Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, said the collaboration of federal, state and local partners dismantled the criminal enterprise. The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the State Bureau of Investigation, the Robeson County and Hoke County sheriff's offices, and the Lumberton and Fayetteville police departments, as part of Operation Flip Switch under the Homeland Security Task Force.
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图片来源：图：本案宣判地New Bern的美国邮政与法院大楼（北卡罗来纳州东区联邦法院）。Carol M. Highsmith摄，2006年，美国国会图书馆藏，无已知出版限制。 / Photo: The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in New Bern, North Carolina. By Carol M. Highsmith, 2006, Library of Congress, no known restrictions on publication.
