Jacob Blair, Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Charges, Pennsylvania 2023

A Coraopolis man has been indicted on federal charges of possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine in Western Pennsylvania and in the District of Columbia.

Jacob Blair, 25, is accused of attempting to possess over 100 grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of a fentanyl analogue, possessing with intent to distribute over 40 grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, and possessing with intent to distribute over 400 grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.

According to the indictment returned in the District of Columbia, Blair is accused of running a counterfeit drug conspiracy that sold fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Oxycontin, Xanax and Adderall on a Darknet Marketplace.

The indictment was announced by United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves, of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti, of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Blair was arrested by FBI agents on Feb. 24, 2023, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. He made an initial appearance in federal court and is detained pending a detention hearing on March 1, 2023.

The law provides for a maximum total sentence of life in prison, a fine of $10,000,000 or both.

According to the indictment, the cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys DeMarr Moulton, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Kevin Rosenberg in the District of Columbia.

A grand jury returned the indictment in the Western District of Pennsylvania on February 24, 2023. Blair also faces charges in the District of Columbia, which were announced by United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves.

An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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