Dauphin County Man Indicted For Federal Drug Trafficking
Friday, December 20, 2024, 6:20 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
HARRISBURG, PA.- On Thursday, December 19, 2024, a Federal Grand Jury for the Middle District of Pennsylvania returned an indictment against Rasheek Blackstone, 35, of Steelton, Pennsylvania, on a federal drug trafficking charge.
The unsealing of the indictment charges Blackstone with one count of Distributing and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine within Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam and charging information unsealed in the indictment, it is alleged that during a joint investigation by members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Harrisburg Police Organized Crime and Vice Control Unit, Blackstone was identified as a distributor of methamphetamine throughout the Harrisburg and Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, area.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”