An Iraqi national living in Henrico has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. According to court documents, Yasir H. Al Sheikh Mohammed, 28, was conducting drug transactions from a Glen Allen hotel room rented by his girlfriend, Destiny Aleeyona Deaver Lindore, 24, of Richmond. Lindore was present during the sales and assisted in packaging fentanyl pills.
Law enforcement arrested Mohammed on July 25, 2023, after he and Lindore traveled to a nearby pharmacy. Officers found 10 tablets containing fentanyl in Lindore’s purse and seized $164 believed to be proceeds from drug sales during a search of their vehicle.
A subsequent search of the hotel room led investigators to recover over one thousand fentanyl tablets marked “M” and “30,” which resembled Oxycodone pills. Authorities also found a handgun in Mohammed’s backpack and nearly $4,000 in cash.
Mohammed pleaded guilty on November 15, 2024. On August 12, he received a sentence of 15 years and eight months in prison. Lindore pleaded guilty two days earlier and was sentenced to four years probation with six months of home confinement.
The case announcement came from Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Christopher C. Goumenis, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington Division; following sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr., with assistance from the Henrico County Police Division.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ellen H. Theisen and Angela Mastandrea prosecuted the case.
“This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone,” officials said in a statement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr., adding: “On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.”
Additional information about this case can be found through public records available at both the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia as well as the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or via PACER by searching Case No. 3:24-cr-126.
