Shan Mehmood, Fentanyl Trafficking, Virginia 2023

Arlington Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

Shan Mehmood, a 21-year-old man from Arlington, Virginia, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime on March 7, 2023.

According to court documents, Mehmood regularly acquired and sold fentanyl from May 2020 to April 27, 2023. On March 7, 2023, a purchaser contacted Mehmood through Instagram to buy four fentanyl pills. Mehmood met the purchaser at a shopping center in Falls Church and sold him four fentanyl pills at 1:15 p.m.

Tragically, the purchaser overdosed on the fentanyl pills later that day. Police responded to a suspected overdose at a residence in Arlington and found the purchaser unconscious and in cardiac arrest. Lying next to him was a piece of foil wrapped around a partially burnt fentanyl pill and another fentanyl pill was in his pocket. The victim was pronounced dead the following day after being transported to a hospital.

Despite learning of the victim’s death, Mehmood continued to distribute fentanyl pills. On April 27, 2023, Arlington County Police executed a search warrant at Mehmood’s residence and found a plastic bag containing 357 blue M30 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl with a net weight of 38.46 grams, as well as other incriminating evidence.

Mehmood pled guilty on February 28, 2024, to conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

The Arlington County Police Department provided significant assistance in the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys James L. Trump and Catherine Rosenberg prosecuted the case.

Shan Mehmood, 21, Arlington, Virginia, 10 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime. Exact criminal charges: conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. City and state: Arlington, Virginia. Exact date: February 28, 2024. Sentence or outcome: 10 years in prison. Dollar amounts: $3,846 in cash and 38.46 grams of fentanyl.

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