Mobile Alabama postal worker sentenced to prison for drug trafficking with a firearm
Mobile AL July 18 2019
A Mobile-based U.S. postal worker was jailed for five years Tuesday after being involved in a marijuana delivery service that was run through city postal routes.
Unterria Rogers, 33, who was a postal worker in midtown Mobile, was sentenced in federal court for using a firearm in the furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, according to the United States Attorney’s office in Mobile.
Rogers admitted in court to receiving the packages, which came from California, and delivering them on his route.
In all, Rogers delivered approximately 133 pounds of marijuana over the duration of the scheme. Rogers admitted to being paid $250 per pound for his part in the trafficking operation.
The scheme was first discovered after a USPS database recorded a high number of packages being sent to Mobile that it suspected may contain drugs. Surveillance of Rogers confirmed delivery of the drug packages and accepting cash from third-party co-conspirators.
A second person from Mobile was also sentenced for being involved in the scheme.
Uford Davis, 44, was sentenced to 12 months for possession of drugs with intent to distribute (marijuana), according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Mobile.
