Montiz Tucker, Fentanyl Conspiracy, Arkansas 2024

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Bryant Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

LITTLE ROCK—A Bryant man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl conspiracy case. Montiz Tucker, 30, was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.

According to the investigation, on April 4, 2023, special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted a controlled delivery of a package containing nearly four kilograms of illicit fentanyl pills. The package, later confirmed to contain 35,636 illicit fentanyl pills, was destined for a residence in Jacksonville, Arkansas, where Tucker accepted the package.

Agents immediately executed a federal search warrant and Tucker was found inside the residence, along with two other individuals and the package. Tucker’s bedroom was discovered to contain additional fentanyl pills, cocaine, marijuana, and a loaded Glock 43 firearm.

Tucker’s sentence was based on the offense as well as his documented criminal history involving convictions for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, cocaine, other controlled substances without a prescription such as oxycodone, Xanax, Promethazine and codeine, and illegal possession of a firearm.

The investigation was conducted by the HSI. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Erin O’Leary.

The 20-year sentence will be followed by five years of supervised release. Tucker is currently being held at a federal correctional facility and is not eligible for parole.

Additional information about the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas is available online at https://www.justice.gov/edar.

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