Nasser Saleh, 51, of Raleigh, N.C., pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to conspiracy to transport, receive, possess, purchase and sell contraband cigarettes, according to a news release.
Saleh told prosecutors between September 2010 through January 2011, he took part in a conspiracy with others to purchase and transport contraband cigarettes in and around the Huntington area.
The news release also said Saleh admitted to being responsible for 12,672 cartons of contraband cigarettes, representing a tax loss to the state of West Virginia of $69,696.
This case is being prosecuted as part of a yearlong undercover operation that targeted illegal drugs and firearms crimes in the Huntington area.
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