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Roman Walker, 35, of Jackson, Mississippi, is facing over 15 years in federal prison after authorities raided his operation and discovered enough fentanyl to wipe out a city. Walker was sentenced Tuesday to 188 months – 15 years and 8 months – for peddling death out of Hinds County.
The January 24, 2023 raid wasn’t a simple bust. Cops found 11,000+ blue fentanyl pills, along with fentanyl powder and meth, all packaged and ready to hit the streets. Court papers paint Walker as a brazen operator, running a full-blown drug ‘business’ complete with a posted menu of narcotics, hours, and prices.
Federal prosecutors say Walker wasn’t just a street-level dealer – he was a key link in the fentanyl supply chain, pushing the potent opioid into the Jackson metro area. While investigators tied the bust to “Operation Take Back America,” a larger national effort targeting cartels, specifics about Walker’s connections to those groups remained under wraps.
US Attorney Baxter Kruger and DEA Special Agent in Charge Steven Hofer announced the sentence. Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Brett Grantham prosecuted the case, with the DEA leading the investigation alongside the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. Walker’s operation is shut down, but the fentanyl still flows.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Drug Trafficking
- Defendant: Mississippi
- Location: US
- Source: DOJ Press Release