Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

A Chicago man who distributed methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced on March 20, 2026, to more than 15 years in federal prison.

Devon Frazier, age 26, from Chicago, Illinois, received the prison term after a December 20, 2024, guilty plea to one count of distribution of methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Information disclosed at the sentencing hearing showed that, on February 8, 2023, Frazier distributed over 111 grams of ice methamphetamine to another individual. On February 13, 2023, Frazier distributed 282 grams of purported methamphetamine to another individual. Laboratory testing confirmed that the purported methamphetamine was in fact sea salt. Following the transaction, officers stopped a car occupied by Frazier and arrested him. While officers transported Frazier to the Linn County Correctional Center, Frazier dropped a baggie of 362 pills containing fentanyl onto the floorboard of the patrol car. Officers later recovered the baggie.

Evidence at the sentencing hearing also showed that, on March 3, 2023, Frazier distributed a purported Xanax pill to a 19-year-old female. The purported Xanax pill, however, contained fentanyl. The female ingested the pill in the early morning hours of March 4, 2023, and suffered a fentanyl-related overdose and died. Following the overdose, Frazier threatened to kill individuals that he believed were cooperating with law enforcement.

Frazier was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Frazier was sentenced to 190 months' imprisonment, and he must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Frazier is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dillan Edwards and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Johnson County Drug Enforcement Task Force.

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The case file number is 23-CR-00080-CJW.

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