Source: Office of United States Attorneys
MOBILE, AL – A Mobile man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl.
According to court documents, McCants, 37, admitted that between August 2021 and February 2022, he conspired with other people to distribute hundreds of fentanyl pills. On several occasions, narcotics agents used confidential informants to conduct controlled purchases of fentanyl pills from McCants. In February 2022, federal agents executed a search warrant at McCants’s apartment, seizing, among other things, fentanyl pills, cocaine, a firearm, and ammunition.
In addition to the 60-month prison term, United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer ordered McCants to serve a five-year term of supervised release upon his release from prison, during which time he will undergo drug testing and treatment. The court did not impose a fine, but Judge Moorer ordered McCants to pay $100 in special assessments.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Mobile Police Department investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin D. Kopf prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.