The offender, a 22-year-old first-time offender, was convicted by a jury of possession of 247.5 g of fentanyl and 93.4 g of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.
The court found him to be a mid-level, profit-motivated trafficker.
Mitigating factors included his youth, lack of prior record, family support, and harsh pre-sentence custody conditions, for which he received six months of Duncan credit.
The court emphasized the devastating impact of fentanyl on the community and the need for denunciation and deterrence.
The offender was sentenced to 8 years for the fentanyl charge and 4 years concurrent for the methamphetamine charge, leaving 1016 days to serve after pre-sentence and Duncan credits.
