A Washington man who sold over 100,000 fentanyl pills via dark web marketplaces was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison.
A Washington state man who distributed fentanyl-laced pills through dark web marketplaces has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison, U.S. prosecutors announced.
Trevor Stephen Haahr, 34, of Puyallup, Washington, received a 42-month prison sentence in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for operating an online drug distribution operation that shipped fentanyl pills across the United States.
According to federal authorities, Haahr sold more than 100,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl through darknet marketplaces. The pills were designed to resemble legitimate prescription pain medications, increasing the risk to buyers who may have believed they were purchasing regulated drugs.
Investigators later searched a storage unit used by Haahr as a packaging center and discovered nearly one kilogram of additional fentanyl pills ready for distribution. Authorities say the drugs were shipped through the mail system, creating potential exposure risks for postal workers if packages were damaged during transit.
During sentencing, U.S. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright emphasized that the operation involved organized efforts to distribute large quantities of fentanyl rather than small-scale drug dealing. Federal prosecutors also highlighted the dangers of selling fentanyl during an ongoing opioid crisis in the United States.
Officials say the case reflects continued efforts by law enforcement to track and prosecute drug traffickers who use darknet marketplaces and encrypted online platforms to distribute dangerous synthetic opioids nationwide.
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