A Longview resident, Kym Andrew Wallace, also known as Trigga, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl. The sentencing was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
Wallace, 28, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. U.S. District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle handed down the 360-month sentence on July 30, 2025.
Court records show that Wallace sold pills represented as prescription medication. A 17-year-old consumed these pills and died from a fentanyl overdose on May 29, 2024. Investigators later determined that the pills purchased from Wallace contained fentanyl, a synthetic opioid much stronger than morphine or heroin according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The pills were described as round and light blue with “M” and “30” markings, similar to those found on generic oxycodone tablets.
“Thirty years in a federal prison cannot compare to the lifetime sentence of grief that the victim’s family faces as the result of Wallace’s actions,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. “Wallace deserves every day of this 360-month sentence. Our office, and our law enforcement partners, will continue to aggressively work to protect our communities from drug traffickers like Wallace.”
The case is part of Operation Take Back America, an initiative using resources from the Department of Justice to address illegal immigration and target cartels and transnational criminal organizations through efforts such as Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
The investigation involved several agencies: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Gregg County Sheriff’s Office; and Longview Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lucas Machicek prosecuted the case.