An Indianapolis woman has been handed a 16-year federal prison sentence for her involvement in fentanyl trafficking, as disclosed by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration – Indianapolis and the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, in a case highlighting the ongoing opioid crisis gripping the nation. Stacy Lamont Griffin, 33, faced the grave consequence after pleading guilty to distributing a substantial quantity of the synthetic opioid – trafficking 40 grams or more, confirmed by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s announcement.
The court record detailed Griffin’s illicit activities spanning from September 22, 2023, to April 18, 2024, during which she distributed a total of 298 grams of fentanyl through a series of transactions amounting to at least six separate occasions, even as she was on probation and community corrections for a previous felony domestic battery conviction, demonstrating a continuous pattern of criminal behavior that included prior convictions for attempted robbery and domestic battery, she once strangled and punched a pregnant woman. It was of particular concern that her fentanyl product contains xylazine on September 22, 2023, a veterinary sedative known to heighten the risk of overdose, Acting U.S. Attorney Childress expressed adamantly the peril Griffin posed by stating, “Griffin’s decision to sell dangerous fentanyl, while serving probation, shows a blatant disregard for both the law and human life.”…