Fahid Rashid, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Conspiracy, Virginia 2022

A Culpeper, Virginia man, Fahid Rashid, 32, was sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl and methamphetamine conspiracy.

According to court documents, Rashid conspired with others, including his wife, Kahlisah Zuma Khan, to sell multiple kilograms of methamphetamine and thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl.

Rashid pled guilty in November 2022 to one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams of fentanyl, and one count of distributing methamphetamine.

Co-conspirators Akhter Ahmed, 30, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Rashid's wife, Kahlisah Zuma Khan, 31, both previously pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges.

Khan and Ahmed were sentenced in December 2022 to 45 months and 46 months, respectively.

The investigation revealed that Rashid, Khan, and Ahmed used multiple addresses in Culpeper, Spotsylvania, Fairfax, and elsewhere for their drug trafficking operation.

The Drug Enforcement Administration - Washington Division, the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, the Fairfax County Police Department, the Arlington County Police Department, and the United States Postal Inspection Service investigated the case.

United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Washington Division announced the sentence today.

Assistant U.S. Attorney S. Cagle Juhan and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Kate Rumsey prosecuted the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/culpeper-couple-sentenced-9-years-fentanyl-and-methamphetamine-conspiracy