ABILENE, TX – Federal authorities have arrested twelve individuals in a large-scale drug bust targeting fentanyl traffickers in Abilene according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton.
The operation is the second major takedown in the region this year, following a similar bust in February that led to the prosecution of 17 individuals.
The operation involved a collaborative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office, the Abilene Police Department, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, and the Callahan County Sheriff’s Office.
These agencies executed the arrests and unsealed indictments against the twelve defendants.
Those charged include:
- Christopher Thompson – Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Marquee Anthony Aboso (aka OC) – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Kurtney Bernard Jones (aka KP) – Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Steven Lattimore (aka PNut) – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Mckenzee Marie Lane – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Maxine Gonzales – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Tylik Ojur Johnson – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Jeremiah Greene (aka Lil Mexico) – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Paul Eli Snyder – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Robert Lee Mason – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Glen Edward Lee, Jr. – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Christopher Anthony Glaze – Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
During the investigation, agents seized over 14,800 fentanyl pills, along with heroin, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and multiple firearms.
The suspects face serious federal charges, with some defendants facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
This operation follows a February takedown that resulted in 16 convictions.
Fourteen of those defendants have already been sentenced to a combined 187 years in federal prison.
Diana Perez, the lead defendant in that case, was sentenced to over 24 years in prison after being found responsible for trafficking over 109,000 kilograms of drugs.