Alexandria Drug Dealer Tied To Overdose Death Sentenced

ALEXANDRIA, VA — An Alexandria man was sentenced in federal court to 20 years in prison for drug dealing that caused at least one overdose death.

George Addae, 26, was sentenced for conspiring to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin related to heroin trafficking from 2016 to September 2018. Addae was also ordered to forfeit $100,000.

According to court documents, the overdose death happened on April 30, 2018 in Fairfax County south of Alexandria. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue responded to the overdose in the early morning hours and pronounced the man dead on the scene.

A medical examiner confirmed he died of mixed drug ingestion. The substance was found to contain fentanyl and heroin, while cocaine and alprazolam were also found in the man's body.

Prosecutors say Addae personally distributed the heroin and fentanyl to the overdose victim. He typically arranged drug sales with customers through electronic means, and co-conspirators delivered the drugs.