Gari Terrell Miller, Fentanyl Distribution, Maryland 2019

Gari Terrell Miller, 38, of Clinton, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Miller, who was one of the first defendants charged under the federal-state initiative to combat the fentanyl crisis in Maryland, faces nine years in federal prison.

The guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur, who commended the DEA and Maryland Transportation Authority Police for their work in the investigation and thanked Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby and her office for their assistance.

According to his plea agreement, on April 12, 2018, a Maryland Transportation Authority Police officer conducted a traffic stop near Conway Street in Baltimore after observing Miller drifting between lanes and turning onto Conway Street without signaling.

During the stop, the officer smelled marijuana and conducted a sobriety test, recovering approximately $740 in cash and a white powdery substance that was 49 grams of fentanyl—enough to kill 24,500 people.

Law enforcement also recovered from Miller's vehicle $3,300 in cash bound with rubber bands, and a drug ledger with weights, names and dollar amounts listed. The ledger reflects, and Miller admits, that he sold 832 grams of heroin.

Miller further admitted that he conspired with others to distribute fentanyl and heroin in Maryland, and had others assisting him with distributing narcotics and collecting the drug proceeds.

Miller and the government have agreed that, if the Court accepts the plea agreement, Miller will be sentenced to nine years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake has scheduled sentencing for July 16, 2019 at 9:15 a.m.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/maryland-fentanyl-and-heroin-dealer-pleads-guilty-federal-drug-charges