Three-Time Convicted Drug Dealer, 70, Sentenced in Major Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

WASHINGTON - Ronnie Rogers, 70, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 236 months in prison for his role as a key figure in a large-scale conspiracy that imported and distributed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and other controlled substances in the Washington, D.C., area, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Rogers pleaded guilty on April 2, 2025, before Judge Trevor N. McFadden to a three-count superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 100 grams or more of fentanyl analogue, and 100 grams or more of heroin; conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine; and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense.

In addition to the 236-month prison term, Judge McFadden ordered Rogers to serve five years of supervised release. Federal prosecutors had requested a sentence of 248 months in prison.

According to court papers, the Drug Enforcement Administration opened an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was importing and distributing fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, and other controlled substances into the District and elsewhere. The investigation identified Rogers, Wayne Glymph, 49, of Port Tobacco, Maryland, and Samuel Braxton, 57, aka "Fats," of Temple Hills, Maryland, as key leaders of the organization.

Braxton orchestrated the conspiracy from inside FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey, where he was serving a federal sentence, using a contraband cell phone to connect Glymph and Rogers with foreign nationals who supplied kilogram quantities of fentanyl and other drugs. Rogers and Glymph received shipments of drugs, then cut, packaged, and redistributed them throughout the D.C. area. Rogers also had redistributors stationed near drug treatment facilities to exploit people struggling with opioid addiction.

From at least July 2021 through November 2023, when Rogers was arrested, the conspiracy trafficked more than 12 kilograms of fentanyl, nearly 2 kilograms of fentanyl analogue, more than 236 grams of heroin, more than 500 grams of cocaine, and large quantities of cocaine base. Law enforcement intercepted communications and seized multiple parcels of fentanyl destined for Rogers's residences, including shipments in August, October, and November 2022, and additional seizures in 2023.

On Nov. 29, 2023, law enforcement executed search warrants at two residences used by Rogers in Washington, D.C., and District Heights, Maryland, and at a third location used by Rogers and Glymph in Waldorf, Maryland. Officers recovered kilogram quantities of fentanyl, carfentanil, heroin, and cocaine base, along with five firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, drug packaging materials, cutting agents, scales, and about $24,500 in cash.

Glymph was sentenced to 162 months in prison on Jan. 14, 2026. Braxton, who led the organization while incarcerated at FCI Fort Dix, was sentenced to 162 months on March 24, 2026.

Rogers has prior federal drug trafficking convictions from the District of Columbia, the Eastern District of Virginia, and the District of Maryland, and served three prior prison terms of more than 10 years each for drug trafficking. He was on supervised release at the time of this offense.

Joining U.S. Attorney Pirro in the announcement were DEA Special Agent in Charge Christopher C. Goumenis of the Drug Enforcement Administration Washington Division, Inspector in Charge Damon E. Wood of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Washington Division, FBI Assistant Director in Charge Darren B. Cox of the Washington Field Office, Chief Tarrick McGuire of the Alexandria Police Department, and Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington Division Office, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the FBI Washington Field Office, the Alexandria Police Department, and the Metropolitan Police Department.

Valuable assistance was provided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Washington Field Division, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Montgomery County Police Department, Prince George's County Police Interdiction Unit, Charles County Sheriff's Office, Arlington County Police, Virginia State Police, Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland (Greenbelt), the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee.

The matter was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys George Eliopoulos and Matthew Kinskey.

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