Following a two-day trial in Federal Court at East St. Louis,, a jury has found a Centralia man guilty on federal charges for distributing cocaine and fentanyl in Marion County.
36-year-old Broderick K. Currie, also known as Broderick K. Wooters was convicted of one count of distributing a controlled substance: cocaine, and one count of distributing a controlled substance: fentanyl.
U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft commented, “As a career offender, this defendant has sold drugs in southern Illinois and caused irreversible harm to families for many years. The dangers of fentanyl cannot be overstated, and taking another dealer off the streets is a significant win for our community.”
Evidence presented during the trial demonstrated that Currie sold nearly 12 grams of cocaine and one gram of fentanyl to a confidential source in February 2024 in Marion County.
FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge Christopher Johnson remarked, “This conviction underscores the mission of the Springfield Southern Illinois TOC-West Task Force to relentlessly pursue and dismantle drug trafficking organizations in our region. If you are distributing controlled substances, especially lethal drugs like fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, we will find you and hold you accountable.”
Currie faces a sentence of up to 30 years in prison for each distribution charge, with his sentencing hearing scheduled for August 12th.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Springfield Field Office’s Southern Illinois TOC-West Task Force, with assistance from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Carlyle Police Department, Mt. Vernon Police Department, and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dan Carraway and Dan Kapsak.
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