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Omaha Man Maen Chuol Sentenced for Fentanyl, Firearm Trafficking
A 24-year-old Omaha man has been sent to prison for his role in distributing deadly fentanyl and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Maen Chuol, 24, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on April 24, 2024, in federal court in Omaha to 46 months’ imprisonment on the drug charge and a consecutive 60 months’ imprisonment on the firearm charge, for a total sentence of 106 months’ imprisonment.
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced the sentencing. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. handed down the sentence. Chuol will serve his time without the possibility of parole. After his release from prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.
According to court documents, on October 19, 2021, Chuol delivered 50 fentanyl pills to a confidential source with the Omaha Police Department. The transaction occurred in Omaha, Nebraska. On February 24, 2022, a federal arrest warrant for Chuol was issued by the District of Nebraska for distribution of fentanyl.
Chuol was observed exiting his residence and driving away. His vehicle was stopped, and Chuol was arrested without incident. Officers immediately noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, looked into the open driver door and observed a small plastic baggie of marijuana on the center console in plain view.
The Ziploc-style bag contained numerous small plastic baggies commonly used to distribute narcotics. One small plastic baggie contained 77 suspected fentanyl pills, one contained white powder (suspected cocaine) weighing 3 grams, and three individually packaged pills, one blue pill (suspected fentanyl) and two unknown pills. Officers secured a search warrant for Chuol’s residence and recovered 56 grams of blue fentanyl pills, a plastic baggie containing 9 grams of cocaine, a plastic baggie containing 17 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, and a loaded 9mm Taurus firearm loaded with live rounds.
The narcotics were later confirmed via forensic laboratory analysis as 4-ANPP (a fentanyl precursor), fentanyl, and cocaine. The case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department. The money found in the safe, approximately $8,000 in various denominations, was determined to be drug sale proceeds and administratively forfeited to the United States.
This sentencing marks another blow to the opioid epidemic plaguing our nation. The relentless pursuit of justice by law enforcement agencies like the Omaha Police Department is crucial in taking down those responsible for spreading these deadly substances.
Maen Chuol, 24, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 106 months’ imprisonment for distribution of fentanyl and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.
Sentencing details: 46 months’ imprisonment on the drug charge and a consecutive 60 months’ imprisonment on the firearm charge, for a total sentence of 106 months’ imprisonment.
After his release, Maen Chuol will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.
Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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