ALBUQUERQUE - Jeremy Brown, 27, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 60 months in prison for possessing a firearm while trafficking fentanyl. Brown will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
On July 16, 2018, Brown pled guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. In entering his guilty plea, Brown admitted that on May 1, 2017, he arranged a meeting to sell fentanyl pills to a customer. DEA agents arrested Brown during this meeting and searched his truck, where they found a canister of fentanyl pills and a.45 caliber pistol in the center console. Brown admitted that he intended to sell these pills and possessed the pistol to protect himself while selling drugs.
Brown’s co-defendant, Crystal Campos, 34, also of Albuquerque, pled guilty on Oct. 4, 2018, to charges of conspiracy and distribution of a controlled substance.
This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter J. Eicker as part of the Department of Justice’s commitment, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies, to combat the illegal manufacturing and distribution of methamphetamine, heroin and prescription opioids and to establish new programs to provide services to victims of the opioid crisis.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
