Omar Zamora, Fentanyl Trafficking, Ohio 2021

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Detroit Division today announced the results of an enforcement operation that resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across Ohio.

As part of the nationwide 'One Pill Can Kill' initiative in Ohio, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than 65 kilograms of fentanyl powder and 87,000 fentanyl-laced pills during the period of May 23, 2022, through Sept. 8, 2022 - enough to provide 4,766,788 deadly dosages.

Nationwide, more than 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder were seized during the same period. The amount of fentanyl taken off the streets during this surge is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses. Additionally, 338 weapons were seized, including rifles, shotguns, pistols, and hand grenades.

Omar Zamora, along with Nathaniel Dabney, were arrested and charged in connection with the incident. In August 2021, authorities in Summit County received information that an ATV in Copley, Ohio, was scheduled to be transported out of state and was fitted to conceal 2.2 kilograms of pressed fentanyl pills meant to look like oxycodone originating from a cartel in Mexico. Zamora and Dabney both pleaded guilty to their roles in the incident and were sentenced to prison.

Zamora was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, a felony, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Dabney was charged with Aiding and Abetting in the Distribution of Fentanyl, a felony, and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio, the DEA, and other law enforcement partners have led investigations and prosecutions of numerous individuals charged with or convicted of fentanyl trafficking recently, including United States v. Wall et al (1:22-cr-00280-SL) and United States v. Brown et al (3:22-cr-00224-JGC).

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/more-4-million-deadly-dosages-fentanyl-seized-ohio-during-dea-enforcement-surge-0