Matthew M. Graves U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Kelvin Sanker Jr., a 42-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has been sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for his involvement in a significant fentanyl and PCP trafficking operation in the city. This sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich following Sanker's guilty plea on October 22, 2024, to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute Phencyclidine (PCP).
The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr., alongside FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ryan from the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division.
As part of the conspiracy, which involved four members, Sanker participated between August 2023 and February 2024 in the preparation, storage, and sale of approximately two kilograms of PCP to undercover officers. Judge Friedrich also imposed five years of supervised release following Sanker's prison term.
Court documents reveal that Sanker supplied PCP for at least seven sales to undercover officers. He stored the drug at his residence shared with his elderly mother and prepared it for distribution by placing it in bottles before handing it over to co-conspirators.
On March 6, 2024, search warrants were executed by FBI and DEA agents on five residences linked to the conspiracy, including Sanker's home. Authorities discovered about one pound of marijuana, $1,000 in cash, body armor, a Glock gun box with empty magazines, trace amounts of PCP in a paint can outside his home, starter fluid cans used to dilute pure PCP for sale, plastic funnels, and empty bottles commonly used for storing PCP.
Sanker's arrest occurred on April 17, 2024. He has remained in custody since then.
Jamar Bennett, a co-conspirator aged 45, received a sentence of 121 months on January 15, 2025. His charges included conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of PCP and being a felon with firearm possession. Another co-defendant Lamont M. Langston pleaded guilty on December 19, 2024; his sentencing is forthcoming. A third member involved in the case is Norman Morris who awaits trial while being held.
This investigation forms part of the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Washington Area Group Initiative aiming to dismantle drug trafficking organizations as well as reduce drug-related crime and violence.
The case is being investigated by the FBI with prosecution led by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Stempel along with Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter V. Roman from the Violence Reduction and Trafficking Offenses Section (VRTO).
