SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A Weber County man was sentenced to 180 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and ordered by the court to pay $9,983 in restitution to the victim's family after he distributed fentanyl to another person who was later found dead as a result of fentanyl intoxication.

Cullin Anthony Bullen, 39, of Roy, Utah, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl on April 10, 2026.

According to Bullen's change of plea and sentencing hearings, he admitted that on December 19, 2023, in the District of Utah, he knowingly and intentionally distributed fentanyl, a highly addictive and dangerous controlled substance, to another person. As a result, on December 20, 2023, the person he sold fentanyl to was found dead by law enforcement. Bullen admitted that the victim who was found dead would not have died but for the ingestion of the fentanyl he sold. He further admitted to having sold the victim 25-30 small blue pills marked "M30" on the night before he was found dead. Bullen told law enforcement that he was suspicious about the pills he sold because the pills were "shinier" and "harder" than pills he typically received. He also described the M30 stamp as being unusually crisp. Despite these misgivings, Bullen sold the pills representing that they were "Roxicodone." Bullen's criminal history includes a number of convictions for controlled substance offenses dating back to 2009.

"There is no measure of justice that can ever make up for the loss of a life," said U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak for the District of Utah. "In the United States' view, few federal crimes-short of intentional homicide or offenses involving children-are more serious than the offense to which Bullen has admitted guilt. We hope the victim's family, who has been profoundly impacted by the death of their loved one, can find some measure of peace knowing that Bullen is now behind bars."

This case was investigated jointly by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Tremonton City Police Department.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).