Roman Frenchie, Fentanyl Distribution, Missouri 2023

A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution ring that operated in the St. Louis Metropolitan area.

Roman Frenchie, 22, of Overland, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Frenchie and his co-conspirators began distributing large quantities of fentanyl in 2018 and continued until November 20, 2019.

Their initial supplier was Juan Gonzalez, who was charged in a separate indictment with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute both fentanyl and methamphetamine. Gonzalez continued to supply Frenchie and his co-conspirators until DEA and U.S. Marshals arrested Gonzalez in September 2019.

Prior to his arrest, Gonzalez would either ship fentanyl through mail or hand-deliver the narcotics to co-conspirators who traveled to Arizona at the request of co-conspirators including Marcius Futrell. Futrell was also charged with drug conspiracy in the same case as Gonzalez.

While Gonzalez and Futrell were fugitives from the charges in that indictment, they continued to conspire with Frenchie and others to distribute fentanyl. After September 2019, Frenchie and his co-conspirators then obtained another source of fentanyl in Arizona and continued their distribution.

The conspiracy was responsible for distributing in excess of four kilograms of fentanyl. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, St. Louis County and St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Paul D’Agrosa is handling this case.

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