Jacob Blair, a 27-year-old from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison. The sentencing follows his guilty plea on drug trafficking charges in the U.S. District Court. He was part of a drug conspiracy involving the sale of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine on the darknet marketplace Tor2Door and other similar platforms.
U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr., together with other law enforcement officials, announced the sentence. Additional details reveal Blair pleaded guilty on December 17, 2024. This plea was in response to charges of conspiracy to distribute significant quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine and possessing a firearm linked to a drug trafficking offense.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson also ordered Blair to serve five years of supervised release after completing his prison term. The court documents indicate Blair distributed more than 1.2 kilograms of fentanyl and at least 50 grams of methamphetamine.
Blair's co-defendant, Dyani Pezzelle, pled guilty on March 5, 2025, for the conspiracy to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl and 50 grams of methamphetamine and is set to be sentenced on September 18, 2025.
Between August 1, 2022, and February 24, 2023, Blair and Pezzelle ran vendor accounts on darknet platforms, completing at least 459 sales using monikers like "YVS" and "YVendor Supplier." Blair manufactured and sold counterfeit Oxycodone, Adderall and Xanax pills, advertising them on Tor2Door and other marketplaces, with payments made via cryptocurrency.
On February 22, 2023, law enforcement executed search warrants at Blair’s residence in Pennsylvania. The search led to the recovery of 10 firearms, over 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills with fentanyl, an industrial pill press, and other related supplies.
The investigation involved multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, DEA, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Homeland Security Investigations. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas Strong and Peter Roman from the District of Columbia and DeMarr Moulton from the Western District of Pennsylvania.
