Canonsburg Police Assist in Heroin Investigation

assisted in a drug investigation that led to a Pittsburgh man pleading guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge of violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton announced.

Deian Wofford, 19, pleaded guilty to one count before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that from January 2010 to March 3, 2011, Wofford conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 60 grams of heroin.

Schwab scheduled sentencing for 9:30 a.m. July 27, 2012. The law provides for a total sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offense and the criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

The FBI, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Pittsburgh Police Department, the U. S. Postal Inspection Service, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, the Ross Township Police Department, and the Allegheny County Police Department also investigated this case.