VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Two men were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for their role in a California-to-Virginia fentanyl network.
According to court documents, between Sept. 21, 2021 to March 27, 2023, 27-year-old Devin Joseph Stukes-McFarland used an online service to distribute fentanyl he claimed to be legitimate Percocet.
From 2021 to 2023, Stukes-McFarland received around 70 USPS parcels, 15 of which contained fentanyl pills, Xanax pills and ketamine from 27-year-old Brian Malik Williams, of Modesto, California. During this time, Williams, also known as “Matty Ruger” received the payments from Stukes-McFarland via Cash App, Apple Pay and other methods, documents said.
On Feb. 9, 2023, Virginia Beach officers, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), conducted a controlled purchase of 600 fentanyl pills from Stukes-McFarland, after Williams sent a parcel to Stukes-McFarland’s prior address on Feb. 2.
Officers conducted a second controlled purchase of approximately 400 fentanyl pills on March 2, 2023. On March 24, an undercover U.S. Postal Inspector delivered the package to Stukes-McFarland’s address. Immediately after, DEA, VBPD and USPS executed a search warrant and Stukes-McFarland was arrested.