A multi-month investigation into fentanyl distribution across Reno and Sparks ended with police arresting a Stockton man and seizing enough fentanyl to represent roughly 236,295 potentially lethal doses. Investigators also recovered methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy pills, cash, and a handgun during the case.
The Reno Police Department said detectives made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl directly from 49-year-old Jimmie Parker before arresting him last Wednesday at a Reno-area hotel and casino. The Regional Narcotics Unit, a multi-agency task force that includes Reno and Sparks police detectives and Homeland Security Investigations, announced the arrest in a Reno police post.
The lethal-dose estimate comes from the Drug Enforcement Administration, which says approximately 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be a potentially lethal dose, though the risk varies by person and circumstances. The DEA has repeatedly warned that fentanyl can be deadly in extremely small amounts, making the seized quantity especially significant…