Patrick Hanson, Fentanyl Trafficking, Maine 2021

A 32-year-old man from Waterville, Maine, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking.

Patrick Hanson, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 110 months in prison followed by six years of supervised release.

Hanson pleaded guilty on November 3, 2022, to possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute.

The arrest occurred on October 2021, when officers with the Waterville Police Department arrested Hanson after receiving information that he had threatened another individual.

During the arrest, Hanson was found to have a total of seven packages of suspected narcotics on his person or in his immediate possession, including one package that he had kicked under a door while at the police station.

A total of approximately 43 grams of a mixture containing fentanyl was seized by the police. Just 2 mg of fentanyl is considered a lethal dose.

Hanson was previously convicted in 2013 for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and 500 grams or more of cocaine.

Judge Woodcock found him to be a career offender under the federal sentencing guidelines, which subjected him to a higher advisory guideline sentence.

The Waterville Police Department, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/career-offender-sentenced-9-years-fentanyl-trafficking-waterville-area