Fentanyl Sales Send Pittsburgh Man to Federal Prison

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A co-conspirator in a fentanyl drug trafficking operation in Clarksburg, West Virginia was sentenced today, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Queshawn Keand Williams, age 21, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for selling p-Fluorofentanyl and fentanyl. Williams, also known as "TJ," sold the drugs to a confidential informant on multiple occasions. In total, he distributed more than 13 grams of fentanyl and more than 4 grams of p-Fluorofentanyl. Four other defendants have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Greater Harrison Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Fentanyl has been designated by President Donald Trump as a weapon of mass destruction due to its extreme lethality which poses a grave threat to public safety, even in trace amounts. This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, and repel the invasion of illegal immigration.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.