GEORGIA (WALB) — A father and son from Southwest Georgia have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a transnational drug ring that imported fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoids from China and smuggled them into prisons nationwide.
Andreaus Benard Oliver Jr., 27, of Cordele, was sentenced to 14 years (168 months) in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. His sentence will run consecutively to an undischarged state sentence in Crisp County for a probation violation.
His father, 43-year-old Andreaus Benard Oliver Sr., also of Cordele, received more than 17 years (210 months) in prison on Sept. 2. Authorities said Oliver Sr. helped orchestrate the drug ring while incarcerated at the Macon Transitional Center, located on the campus of Macon State Prison…