Leigha Simonton, United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas
Kenneth Ray Peters, a 44-year-old resident of Dallas, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for his involvement in a violent drug trafficking operation. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad E. Meacham.
Peters and several codefendants operated from the BuZen Suites Hotel at 2030 W. Northwest Highway in Dallas, distributing drugs such as fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. In January 2025, Peters pled guilty to his role in the conspiracy and received a sentence of 216 months from Senior U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn.
The drug operation spanned from 2022 until March 2023. Court records indicated that Peters and others used hotel rooms equipped with serving stations to distribute drugs around the clock. Security cameras recorded daily activities within these rooms where coconspirators were paid to prepare drugs for distribution.
Violence was reportedly common among members of the conspiracy at the hotel, including beatings and other acts against customers who purchased drugs there.
On April 19, 2023, law enforcement executed search warrants at the hotel and seized significant quantities of various drugs along with firearms and equipment related to drug distribution.
Several codefendants have already been sentenced by Judge Lynn: Derrick Alan Richardson received a sentence of 54 months; Antoine Marquin Thompson-Stevens was sentenced to 108 months; Keenan Bernard Allen (known as "King") and Glenn Malcolm Blair (known as "Slim") each received sentences of 240 months; Corey Lanard Allen Jr., Allen's younger brother, was sentenced to 192 months on May 8, 2025.
The investigation was conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Dallas Police Department – Narcotics Unit.
