Gloucester County Man Sentenced to 360 Months in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

CAMDEN, N.J. - A Gloucester County man was sentenced for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced.

Ian Dudley, 39, of Williamstown, New Jersey, was previously convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; and with six counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and/or fentanyl; before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O'Hearn in Camden federal court. On April 16, 2026, Judge O'Hearn sentenced Dudley to serve 360 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.

According to the evidence presented at trial:

From June 2023 through October 2023, Dudley conspired with Joseph Watson and others to distribute crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl in Camden County and Gloucester County. During the conspiracy, Dudley sold approximately 17.5 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and approximately one ounce of fentanyl to an undercover federal agent.

U.S. Attorney Frazer credited special agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Newark Field Division, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Beau Kolodka, with the investigation.

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.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph McFarlane and Josephine Park in Camden.

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