Roderick Larkins, Fentanyl Trafficking, Oregon 2021

A Beaverton, Oregon man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison after he was caught possessing a large quantity of fentanyl and several firearms, according to a federal indictment.

Roderick Larkins, 54, was sentenced to 156 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release.

The investigation began in late May 2021 when the Beaverton Police obtained information that Larkins was supplying fentanyl and other drugs to area dealers and possessed large quantities of drugs and firearms in his Beaverton apartment.

On May 23, 2021, investigators obtained and executed a search warrant on Larkins' apartment. They located and seized more than two pounds each of fentanyl pills and methamphetamine; smaller quantities of heroin, cocaine, and cocaine hydrochloride; a semiautomatic pistol, and two short-barreled assault rifles.

Larkins, who was arrested without incident during the search, had tens of thousands of dollars stuffed into his pants pockets.

Larkins was charged with eight counts, including possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Later, the charges of distributing fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute heroin were added by superseding indictment.

Larkins pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute heroin on August 31, 2023.

The case was investigated by the Beaverton Police Department with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and FBI. It was prosecuted by Parakram Singh and Robert Trisotto, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/beaverton-drug-trafficker-sentenced-13-years-federal-prison