On July 20, 2023 Federal U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn sentenced Gary Davis, 56, to 188 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for trafficking 100 kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine in Charlotte, NC. Gary worked as a City of Charlotte Sanitation employee while he sold fentanyl and cocaine. The drug dealing amassed Gary with several luxury vehicles and $300,000 cash, he got the drugs from a California connect.
Gary sold cocaine and fentanyl in Charlotte for a long time. As a cover up Gary worked as a sanitation worker for the City of Charlotte, picking up trash.
In January 2021, Gary met a confidential source working with law enforcement and sold the source 20 grams of fentanyl.
During a subsequent meeting, Gary sold a kilogram of fentanyl to the source, and arranged to sell another kilogram to the source in the near future. A few days later, law enforcement arrested Gary while he was on his way to meet with the source.
Cops seized approximately 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl from Gary’s vehicle.
According to court documents, Gary admitted to receiving fentanyl and cocaine shipped in bulk via the U.S. Mail from a supplier based in California.
Gary mailed cash drug proceeds back to his supply source in California. Gary also admitted to trafficking between 50 and 100 kilograms of fentanyl.
According to court records, Gary laundered his drug proceeds by buying luxury vehicles and renting several stash houses in Charlotte, which he used to store his drugs and drug money.
During the investigation, law enforcement seized a total of approximately 16 kilograms of fentanyl and four kilograms of cocaine.
Law enforcement also seized six of Gary’s vehicles, including a Maybach and two Mercedes Benz vehicles, two Lexus vehicles, and a Chevrolet Corvette.
Law enforcement also seized $300,000 in cash drug proceeds and two loaded firearms.
Gary has a prior federal drug trafficking conviction and he is not permitted to own a firearm or ammunition.
U.S. Attorney Dena King says:
By day, Gary Davis was a sanitation worker for the City of Charlotte. By night, he was a bulk trafficker of fentanyl, a deadly substance that is devastating our communities. [This is the largest federal seizure of fentanyl in this District.]
On August 12, 2021, Gary pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. He is currently in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.
