HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that the ringleader of a Pittsburgh-based drug-trafficking organization has been sentenced to 9 to 18 years in prison for distributing controlled substances in Beaver and Allegheny counties.
Dennis Alexander, 29, previously pleaded guilty to four counts of possession with intent to deliver, one count of person not to possess a firearm, and receiving stolen property.
Alexander was living in Pittsburgh while selling heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, oxycodone, methamphetamine, and marijuana in multiple counties. When agents executed a search warrant, they found drugs and a firearm, which Alexander was prohibited from having.
“The defendant pushed a variety of poisons into western Pennsylvania, valuing financial profits over the harm he caused to people and communities,” Attorney General Sunday said. “He has had multiple opportunities to reform his criminal behavior, and this sentence reflects the danger his actions bring to our communities.”
The charges resulted from a lengthy investigation by the Office of Attorney General Bureau of Narcotics Investigations, which was assisted by the Beaver County Task Force, New Brighton Police Department, and City of Pittsburgh Police Department.
Alexander, or one of his associates, sold controlled substances to a confidential informant or an undercover officer on a dozen occasions.
Alexander has two prior felony drug convictions in Pennsylvania, dating back to July 2016 and February 2017.
The case was prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General Kara Cotter.
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