DETROIT – A 43-year-old man from Detroit has been sentenced to almost 10 years in prison for his role in a drug ring.
Joseph Michael McNoriell was found guilty in April by a federal jury of multiple drug-related charges, including possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin.
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According to authorities, McNoriell worked with others in June 2022 to deliver more than four pounds of cocaine from Metro Detroit to Lansing. He allegedly used a drug courier driving a different car that he followed, unaware that the DEA and Michigan State Police knew about the drug deal.
Officials seized two kilograms of cocaine from the courier’s car.
McNoriell was sentenced Tuesday, Nov. 26, to 110 months in federal prison.