View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File) Two men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy from California t
Two men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy from California to Virginia.
Devin Joseph Stukes-McFarland, 27, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Brian Malik Williams, 27, of Modesto, California, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and aiding and abetting in the possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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The duo was involved in a scheme to distribute fentanyl and other drugs from California to Virginia. Williams, operating under the alias “Matty Ruger,” sent parcels containing fentanyl, Xanax, and ketamine to Stukes-McFarland through the U.S. Postal Service.
On Feb. 2, 2023, Williams sent a parcel to Stukes-McFarland’s former address. On February 9, 2023, the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a controlled purchased of approximately 600 Fentanyl pills, weighing approximately 65 grams from Stukes-McFarland at his then-current address.
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Then on Feb. 27, 2023, Williams mailed another parcel from Sacramento to Stukes-McFarland. On March 2, 2023, VBPD and the DEA conducted another controlled purchase of approximately 400 Fentanyl pills, weighing approximately 46 grams, from Stukes-McFarland at his then-current address.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin M. Comstock and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc W. West, an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office prosecuted the case.
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