Federal indictment charges six in Kansas City-area fentanyl and cocaine distribution ring

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Six people from the Kansas City-area have been charged for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine.

  • Brandon A. McAfee, 40, of Lee’s Summit
  • Arthelle McClain, 70, of Kansas City
  • Joe F. Fuller, Jr., 44, of Kansas City
  • Shelia M. M. Gordon, 64, of Kansas City
  • Anthony S. S. Conaway, 48, of Kansas City
  • Marshall D. Jackson, 49, of Kansas City

A 16-page federal indictment alleges the defendants conspired with one another to distribute fentanyl and cocaine between November 2025 and August 2026.

Jackson is also being charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Investigators recovered approximately 3,533 grams of cocaine, 1,555 grams of fentanyl, 1,049 grams of carfentanil and fentanyl, 237 grams of unknown pills, 555 grams of MDMB-4EN-Pinica, 55 grams of diphenidine, 364 grams of marijuana, 198 grams of tetrahydrocannabinol, and phencyclidine during the arrest operation…

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