Reston Man Sentenced For Role In DC Cocaine Delivery Service

WASHINGTON, DC — A 41-year-old Reston man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug trafficking operation that used Zipcars, rental cars and other vehicles to distribute cocaine to customers across Northwest D.C.

Dusan Dimic, who pleaded guilty on Nov. 12, 2024, to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, was sentenced Friday to serve 41 months in federal prison, according to court documents. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release.

Dimic’s arrest and conviction stem from an August 2022 investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department into the use of rental vehicles and ride-share services to deliver narcotics, primarily in the Northwest area of the city.

“Undercover law enforcement agents conducted 14 controlled purchases of illegal narcotics from Dimic’s co-conspirator,” according to court documents. “Dimic served as either the driver for the co-conspirator or arranged for a driver to drive the co-conspirator to distribute narcotics. During the undercover controlled purchases, Dimic frequently sat in the driver’s seat, the co-conspirator always sat in the front passenger’s seat, and the undercover agent (as the customer) sat in the rear passenger’s seat. The drug transactions took place immediately next to Dimic while he remained in the driver’s seat.”

The drug transactions generally occurred between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, according to authorities. On a typical delivery night, Dimic would start by meeting his co-conspirator at a supermarket in the 2200 block of I Street, Northwest. They then would pick up others to whom they’d sell the narcotics.

Between August 2022 and August 2023, Dimic and his co-conspirators sold an average of 56 grams of cocaine per day, court records say.

“Zipcar records show Dimic’s name listed on the account and Dimic’s credit card on file as the form of payment for the vehicles used during the conspiracy,” according to a release. “On certain days, when Dimic was not the driver, he would provide transportation and drivers for his co-conspirator.”

Dimic and his co-defendant were arrested on Sept. 21, 2023. Law enforcement officers recovered 90 grams of cocaine from the front driver’s side floorboard, according to court records. They also found Dimic’s identification cards, his cell phone, and $2,304.51 in cash

“From the co-defendant, law enforcement recovered $4,454.74 in cash, a blue bookbag containing multiple eyeglass containers with 483 grams of cocaine, and a medicine bottle containing 90 grams of methamphetamine pills located on the front passenger floorboard,” according to court records.