Baltimore Man Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Baltimore, Maryland man will spend the next five years in federal prison for selling fentanyl in Harrison County, West Virginia, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Paul Samuel Williams, 27, was sentenced today to 60 months for distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Williams, also known as "G," sold 51 grams of fentanyl for $3,500 in the parking lot of a business in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Williams has a criminal history that includes multiple drug convictions.

Williams will serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Will Rhee 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.