A convicted drug dealer from Silver Spring, Maryland, has been sentenced to six years and ten months in prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking operation in the metropolitan region.
Tyronn Waters, 32, pleaded guilty on July 13, 2023, in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia to one count of conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
According to court documents, Waters played a part in a suspected drug trafficking ring that was running a fentanyl pill pressing operation in the District and Maryland. Waters admitted he purchased wholesale quantities of counterfeit prescription pills and redistributed them for profit.
On March 29, 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant at an apartment on the 1300 block of 4th St. SE, a stash house used by the conspiracy to house its pill pressing operation. During the search, law enforcement seized more than 516 pills and more than 76 grams of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl.
Waters also admitted to possessing a firearm in connection with the offense.
Additionally, Waters was sentenced for his role in a scheme to obtain stolen personal identifiable information (PII) from numerous unwitting victims and use this PII to apply for unemployment insurance benefits in victim names from Maryland, North Carolina, California, and elsewhere.
Tyronn Waters, 32, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation in the metropolitan region. He will serve three years of supervised release after completing his prison sentence and must forfeit $100,000.
The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Graves, Special Agent in Charge Geist, Special Agent in Charge Springer, and Chief Smith. They commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Montgomery County Police Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI, and the Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General.
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Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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