A Laurel man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and four years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm, federal officials announced this week.
Amos Oluremi Nureni, 43, of Laurel, was sentenced following a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, which began in September 2023.
“This sentence sends a clear message: Those who traffic fentanyl, a deadly drug fueling our nation’s overdose crisis, will be held accountable,” ICE Homeland Security Investigations Baltimore acting Special Agent in Charge Evan Campanella said in a statement.
Federal agents said the investigation included two controlled purchases in which Nureni sold an undercover officer approximately 400 to 500 blue pills marked “M30,” a counterfeit of legitimate oxycodone tablets. Lab analysis confirmed the pills contained fentanyl.
In total, Nureni sold about 866 fentanyl pills — nearly 100 grams — to the undercover officer.
On March 27, 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Nureni’s home in Prince George’s County, uncovering more than 10 grams of fentanyl pills and a loaded silver Taurus pistol with its serial number defaced. The weapon was discovered inside a safe, according to investigators.
Additional items seized included two hydraulic pill presses, a digital scale with white powder residue, 61 fentanyl pills, cocaine, methamphetamine and dipentylone.
“In Maryland, we are seeing the devastating impact of fentanyl on our communities every day. Through our strong partnerships with the DEA and the U.S. attorney’s office, HSI will continue to pursue and dismantle the criminal networks responsible for pushing this poison into our neighborhoods,” Campanella said.
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