Timothy Antonio Flanagan, a 38-year-old resident of Lancaster, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in a drug conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine. The sentencing was handed down by United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis. In addition to the prison term, Flanagan will serve five years of supervised release following his incarceration. He is required to complete an existing federal sentence on unrelated charges before beginning this new sentence. There is no parole available in the federal system.
According to evidence from the investigation, Flanagan and others were involved in distributing drugs sourced from a network operating out of Rock Hill. The group obtained cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and counterfeit pills resembling 30 mg Oxycodone tablets—known generically as Roxicodone—which were manufactured with fentanyl at different locations in the Rock Hill and Charlotte areas. Flanagan received supplies of cocaine that he then distributed further.
The prosecution was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF uses a multi-agency approach led by prosecutors and driven by intelligence to target high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that pose threats within the United States. More information about OCDETF can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
The case was investigated by several agencies including the FBI Columbia Field Office, York County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, IRS Criminal Investigation division, Rock Hill Police Department, York County Sheriff’s Office, Richland County Sheriff’s Department, and South Carolina Department of Corrections. Assistant U.S. Attorney William K. Witherspoon prosecuted the case.
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