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Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
A Seattle man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in mailing thousands of fentanyl pills to Omaha, Nebraska.
Alvin Mitchell, 38, was sentenced on March 20, 2026 in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. The sentence was handed down by Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.
According to the investigation, an FBI task force began investigating co-defendant Duane Walker Jr. as a fentanyl pill dealer in Omaha in November 2024. On February 3, 2025, investigators seized a USPS package destined for an address in Omaha, which was later determined to belong to Walker’s grandmother. Almost 5,000 fentanyl pills were found inside the package.
Postal records uncovered seven earlier packages that were mailed from Seattle to the same address in Omaha dating back to October 2024. Cell phone evidence secured pursuant to search warrants uncovered text message conversations between Walker and Mitchell about the packages. At sentencing, Mitchell was held responsible for a drug weight equivalent to approximately 29,000 fentanyl pills based off the weights of the earlier packages.
Mitchell faced a mandatory minimum sentence enhancement because of a prior federal drug trafficking conviction from 2013 involving thousands of Percocet pills. Walker, 29, of Omaha, was sentenced on March 12, 2026 to 235 months’ imprisonment. Almost $50,000 cash seized from Walker will be forfeited to the United States as proceeds of drug trafficking.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Omaha Police Department, and the United States Postal Inspection Service.
Mitchell will begin a 10-year term of supervised release after his release from prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
This case highlights the ongoing threat of fentanyl trafficking in the United States. As the number of overdose deaths continues to rise, law enforcement agencies are working tirelessly to disrupt and dismantle these operations.
Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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