Twelve individuals were arrested in a large-scale fentanyl trafficking bust in Abilene, announced U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton for the Northern District of Texas. This marks the second major takedown in an ongoing operation that previously led to the prosecution of 17 traffickers in February.
The operation involved multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI’s Dallas Field Office - Abilene Resident Office, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, the Abilene Police Department, and the Callahan County Sheriff’s Office.
Those charged in two newly unsealed indictments include:
- Christopher Thompson, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Marquee Anthony Aboso, aka OC, conspiracy to distribute fentanyl
- Kurtney Bernard Jones, aka KP, conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Steven Lattimore, aka PNut, conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Mckenzee Marie Lane, conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Maxine Gonzales, conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Tylik Ojur Johnson, conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Jeremiah Greene, aka Lil Mexico, conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Paul Eli Snyder, conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Robert Lee Mason, conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Glen Edward Lee, Jr., conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Christopher Anthony Glaze, conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
During the operation, law enforcement seized more than 14,856 fentanyl pills, 45.4 grams of heroin, 2.56 grams of methamphetamine, 15.56 grams of crack cocaine, and multiple firearms.
If convicted, some defendants face up to 20 years in federal prison. The investigation was led by the FBI, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, and the IRS. The cases are being prosecuted by the West Texas Branch of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Sixteen of the 17 defendants arrested in February’s bust have already been convicted, with 14 sentenced to a combined 187 years in federal prison. Lead defendant Diana Perez was sentenced to over 24 years for her role in trafficking over 109,221 kilograms of drugs.
