Tyrone Swan, Conspiring to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl Analogue, Pennsylvania 2023

PITTSBURGH – In a federal prison sentence, Tyrone Swan was found guilty of conspiring to distribute heroin and para-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl in 2018. United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced the sentencing today.

Swan, 30 years old of Pittsburgh, was sentenced by United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon. Judge Bissoon imposed a 75-month federal prison sentence on Swan, and also ordered him to serve six years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

At the time of the offense, Swan was on state parole from a prior prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault. On 2018, he conspired to distribute heroin and para-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl.

Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.

The investigation that led to the conviction and sentence in this case was conducted by the Jefferson Hills Police, the Pleasant Hills Police, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Team, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Tyrone Swan, the 30-year-old Pittsburgh man, was on state parole when he conspired to distribute heroin and para-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl in 2018. His federal prison sentence for the crime was announced today.

Swan's federal prison sentence for conspiring to distribute heroin and para-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl is a result of an investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies.

Para-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl is a deadly and potent fentanyl analogue that has contributed to the opioid epidemic in Western Pennsylvania.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/pittsburgh-man-parole-sentenced-6-years-conspiring-distribute-heroin-and-fentanyl