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Raleigh Trafficker Sentenced for Cocaine and Gun Crimes
September 04, 2025

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina posted the following news release:

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Raleigh Trafficker Sentenced for Cocaine and Gun Crimes

A federal judge sentenced Wilbert Lee Howard, III, 42, to 16 years in federal prison for leading a major cocaine trafficking operation in the Raleigh area. Howard pleaded guilty to his crimes on June 12, 2025.

"This defendant had multi . . .

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