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Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Distribution
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Michigan man has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for distributing fentanyl in Coal City, West Virginia.
Darion D. Jackson, 23, also known as ‘D,’ was sentenced by United States District Judge Frank W. Volk for distributing the deadly synthetic opioid.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 8, 2021, Jackson sold a quantity of fentanyl to a confidential informant at a Coal City residence where Jackson was staying.
Jackson admitted to distributing that fentanyl and a separate quantity of fentanyl that he sold to another confidential informant in the Coal City area on May 27, 2021.
On August 23, 2021, law enforcement officers stopped a vehicle driven by Jackson and found approximately 21.1 grams of fentanyl in his vehicle.
Jackson admitted that he possessed the fentanyl and planned to distribute it within the Southern District of West Virginia.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit.
The investigation was part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), a program established in 1982 to conduct comprehensive, multilevel attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:22-cr-30.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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