HONOLULU (Island News) — A former Hanapēpē resident has been indicted on a federal charge of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaiʻi.
Federal prosecutors said 55-year-old Dakota Ianniello was indicted on July 23 after being arrested in Wisconsin on July 21.
According to the indictment, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on Ianniello’s vehicle on May 23, 2025, and seized approximately 81.5 grams of fentanyl…