A Stafford man was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia says according to court documents, on Oct. 2, 2023, the Stafford Sheriff’s Office recovered a parcel with 16,245 counterfeit blue oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and stamped with “M30.” On Oct. 17, 2023, agents executed a search warrant at the residence of 27-year-old Dwaine Tyrone Jones.
During the search of the residence, agents recovered approximately 20,240 blue M30 pills containing fentanyl, along with approximately 40.5 grams of cocaine, a scale, $47,770 in cash, a half-pound of marijuana, and a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun. The total weight of the fentanyl pills was 2,137.04 grams.
Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Division, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck.
