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Pittsburgh woman found guilty for selling heroin and fentanyl in West Virginia

September 29, 2024 / 7:28 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh woman convicted of selling drugs in West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (KDKA) - A Pittsburgh woman is now facing jail time after a West Virginia jury found her guilty of selling hard drugs.

The jury found that 35-year-old Jalisa Hawkins of Duquesne was guilty of selling heroin and fentanyl in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Hawkins was pulled over by police after investigators said they saw her at a home they were surveilling as part of a drug operation.

That's when investigators said they found drugs in her car.

She is now facing up to 20 years in federal prison.

Hawkins will be sentenced at a later date.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.