Dayton man sentenced to 11 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine
Dlaquan Cantrell, 33, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court this month to 132 months (11 years) in prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine.
According to court documents, in fall 2022, Cantrell sold narcotics to an undercover officer on four occasions. Prior to the meetups, Cantrell used video calls, voice calls and text messages to set up the drug transactions. For example, in one video call, Cantrell opened a shoe box and showed the undercover officer a large amount of drugs and cash.
Cantrell sold drugs in the parking lots of area establishments, like a restaurant and a department store.
When law enforcement executed a search warrant at a residence at which Cantrell was staying, officers discovered hundreds of grams of marijuana hidden in a Lego box in a child’s room, as well as fentanyl, a stolen, loaded firearm and magazine attachment. Cantrell also hid $8,000 in cash inside a child’s teddy bear.
The fentanyl Cantrell sold was mixed with Xylazine.
Cantrell was arrested in October 2022 and pleaded guilty in September 2023.
Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Cheryl Mimura, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division; and members of the Warren County Drug Task Force announced the sentence imposed by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Thomas M. Rose. Assistant United States Attorney Kelly K. Rossi is representing the United States in this case.
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