Fayetteville man sentenced in federal drug case

A Fayetteville man was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs in Cumberland County.

Federal prosecutors say 36-year-old Donquel Caron McEachern pleaded guilty in June to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana. He also admitted possessing drugs to sell and having a gun to help with his drug operation.

Investigators began looking into McEachern in 2023. In November 2024, officers searched an Airbnb rental they say he used to store and distribute drugs. They found about five pounds of cocaine, two pounds of fentanyl, crack cocaine, five guns and body armor, according to prosecutors…

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