Alexandria Man Gets 20 Years For Major Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, VA – An Alexandria man and his accomplice were sentenced on May 5 to more than 36 years combined in prison for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic drugs including fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Virginia announced.

Dontavious Rashid Whitaker, 28, of Alexandria was sentenced to 20 years for his role in the scheme. D’Moni Anthony Moten, 27, of Woodbridge, was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in custody.

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According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Marshals attempted to stop the two in February 2025 as they were driving in two separate vehicles in Alexandria. Both fled on foot, but searches of their cars revealed thousands of fentanyl pills, pounds of marijuana, cocaine, and two handguns.

Police began to surveil the pair and observed them buying and selling drugs out of several addresses in Lorton and out of several cars. Police also used a confidential informant to buy drugs from the pair, including heroin. When police searched those residences in November 2025, they found fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, heroin, more weapons, as well as $50,000 in cash and $70,000 worth of jewelry.

Whitaker pleaded guilty on February 6, 2026, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute the synthetic opioid carfentanil, fentanyl, and heroin; possession with intent to distribute and attempted possession with intent to distribute carfentanil; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.

Moten pleaded guilty on February 6, 2026, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute carfentanil, fentanyl, and heroin; possession with intent to distribute and attempted possession with intent to distribute carfentanil; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia pointed out that many law enforcement bodies were involved in investigating this case, including the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; the U.S. Marshals; the IRS Criminal Investigation Washington Field Office; the Virginia State Police; the Alexandria Police Department; the Arlington Police Department; the Prince George County Police Department; and the Prince William County Police Department.

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