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Fort Worth Drug Dealer Sentenced to 50 Years After Hotel Bust

IrvingWeekly Staff

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February 8, 2025

Rafael Robinson

On February 7, 2025, 37-year-old Rafael Robinson pled guilty to two counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine and Fentanyl) and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.

The charges stem from an April 30, 2024, search warrant executed by Fort Worth Police at a hotel room where Robinson was dealing drugs. Officers seized large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and two firearms during the raid.

The case was prosecuted by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Narcotics Unit.

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