Detroit Heroin & Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

Friday, November 29, 2024, 1:45 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News, 

GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, Joseph Michael McNoriell, also known as “Mike X,” 43, of Detroit, Michigan, appeared in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan and was sentenced by a U.S. District Court Judge to 110 months in federal prison for his conviction on Drug Trafficking offenses.

     According to U.S. Attorney Mark Totten, on April 18, 2024, following a three-day trial, a federal jury found McNoriell guilty on the charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine; Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin; and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine.

      Picture Credited The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 

     “Mr. McNoriell helped traffic illegal street drugs across the state, which eventually made it into our neighborhoods; these poisons destroy lives and devastate communities,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. “We will never prosecute our way out of this problem, but we will continue our work to dismantle the regional-level supply lines that distribute drugs across Michigan.”

According To The Evidence Presented At Trial

     According to evidence presented at trial, McNoriell worked with the other persons to deliver two kilograms of cocaine from Southeast Michigan to Lansing, Michigan. On June 2, 2022, McNoriell used a female drug courier to transport the cocaine, driving a different car while McNoriell followed her in his car to deliver the cocaine.

     McNoriell was unaware the investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration and State Troopers with the Michigan State Police anticipated the delivery and seized the two kilograms from the courier’s car. 

     U.S. Attorney Totten credited the Drug Enforcement Administration, Michigan State Police, Lansing Police Department, and Holland Department of Public Safety with investigating, arresting, and successfully prosecuting McNoriell.