Clarence Nero, 56, of Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to 22 years (264 months) in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy spanning multiple states, including East Texas.
U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant handed down the sentence on June 24, 2025, following Nero’s conviction after a three-day jury trial for conspiracy to traffic fentanyl.
Evidence presented in court revealed that Nero organized a drug trafficking network responsible for smuggling fentanyl from across the U.S. border into Arizona and distributing it from Phoenix to New Orleans and along the East Coast…