Kailin Stewart, Fentanyl Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023

A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been sent to prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking scheme. Kailin Stewart, 38, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and fluorofentanyl between May 2021 and October 2022.

According to information presented to the Court, Stewart was on state parole in 2022 following his release from an 11- to 40-year Pennsylvania state prison sentence for a conviction for conspiracy to commit homicide. The Court also was informed that Stewart was responsible for the trafficking of between 70 and 100 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and fluorofentanyl while on state parole.

Stewart was sentenced to 70 months in prison, to be served consecutive to any Pennsylvania state parole revocation sentence Stewart may receive. Judge Arthur J. Schwab also ordered that Stewart serve four years of supervised release following his federal prison sentence.

Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States. The investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, United States Postal Inspection Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Lawrence County Drug Task Force, Mercer County Drug Task Force, New Castle Police Department, Sharon Police Department, and Pennsylvania State Police.

Kailin Stewart, 38, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and fluorofentanyl. According to information presented to the Court, Stewart was on state parole in 2022.

The Court was informed that Stewart was responsible for the trafficking of between 70 and 100 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and fluorofentanyl while on state parole. Stewart’s federal prison sentence was ordered to be served consecutive to any Pennsylvania state parole revocation sentence Stewart may receive.

Stewart’s sentence also includes four years of supervised release following his federal prison sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.