Portsmouth fentanyl dealer sentenced to five years in prison

NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

According to court documents, in February and March of 2025, law enforcement conducted four controlled purchases during which Saah Kinte Mills, 43, sold approximately 11 grams of fentanyl, 11 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and heroin, and 2.41 grams of a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, and xylazine.

On April 11, 2025, narcotics detectives arrested Mills in Portsmouth, at which time Mills possessed nearly 11 grams of cocaine. Investigators then searched Mills residence in Portsmouth and recovered a box of ammunition, 31.21 grams of powder containing fentanyl, and 29 grams of powder containing para-fluorofentanyl, heroin, and fentanyl, as well as various indicia of drug trafficking.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Police Department investigated this case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Darryl J. Mitchell prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District CourtLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 2:25-cr-117.