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Syracuse man pleads guilty to fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution

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U.S. Attorney Carla B. Freedman | U.S. Department of Justice

Diquan Hall, a 26-year-old resident of Syracuse, has pled guilty to two federal felony charges related to drug distribution. This announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

Hall's guilty plea included an admission to distributing 15 bricks (17 grams) of fentanyl and about 2 ounces (52.6 grams) of methamphetamine in Liverpool, New York. This incident occurred on February 7, 2024, during an undercover operation conducted by the ATF. Additionally, Hall confessed to distributing another set of 15 bricks of fentanyl (14.1 grams) and possessing with intent to distribute 19.8 grams of cocaine powder on February 15, 2024. He was arrested on this date by agents from the ATF and DEA alongside detectives from the Syracuse Police Department and officers from New York State Parole.

At the time these activities took place, Hall was under New York State Parole supervision and equipped with an electronic location monitoring device.

The sentencing for Diquan Hall is scheduled for April 16, 2024. He faces a minimum sentence of five years in federal prison along with a potential fine up to $5 million. Post-incarceration supervised release could range from at least four years up to life.

The investigation leading to these charges involved multiple agencies including the ATF, DEA, NY DOCCS-Parole, and SPD-Intel. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Southwick.

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