A Manassas resident, Jeffrey Martinez, 21, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The sentencing took place in Alexandria, Virginia.
Court documents show that on January 30, 2024, law enforcement searched Martinez's residence and found nearly 50,000 fentanyl pills weighing over six kilograms. The pills were marked “M-30” to resemble Oxycodone. Authorities also seized about $4,980 in cash, more than two kilograms of marijuana, over 100 grams of cocaine, a scale, and four firearms.
“By trafficking tens of thousands of deadly fentanyl pills into Northern Virginia communities while unlawfully possessing firearms, Jeffrey Martinez put our citizens at grave risk," said Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. "This substantial sentence underscores the seriousness of such crimes and the consequences of endangering our community. We remain steadfast in our commitment to eradicating the threat posed by armed drug traffickers.”
On the same day as the search, law enforcement stopped a vehicle Martinez was traveling in and arrested him. They recovered approximately $1,600 in cash, a handgun, and about 1,200 additional fentanyl pills marked “M-30.”
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Halligan and Anthony A. Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel Amzallag and Ryan Bredemeier prosecuted the case.
More information can be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia or through court records on PACER by searching for Case No. 1:25-cr-248.
