Darryl Hinkson, Fentanyl Conspiracy, New Jersey 2018

A former Jersey City resident has admitted to conspiring to distribute a deadly fentanyl analogue, a crime punishable by up to life in prison and a $10 million fine.

Darryl Hinkson, 46, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, a substance that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.

The crimes occurred between September 11, 2018, and October 18, 2018, when Hinkson met with an individual and sold them pills that contained a fentanyl analogue. The pills were disguised as Percocet and Xanax, but were actually lethal doses of the powerful opioid.

According to documents filed in the case, Hinkson sold approximately 570 pills of the fentanyl analogue during this time, earning him a maximum sentence of life in prison and a fine of $10 million.

Hinkson is scheduled to be sentenced on December 9, 2021, and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from special agents and task force officers.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Baker of the Opioid Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Unit.

Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig credited the DEA for their work in bringing Hinkson to justice.

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