This story was originally posted on MyNorthwest.com
A Spokane man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for his role in running a commercial fentanyl pill press operation out of a Spokane residence, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.
According to court documents, Timothy Maddox and his co-conspirator, Nicholas Adams, obtained a commercial pill press via mail from China. In the basement of Adams’ residence, a “pill mill” was created, with the co-conspirators mixing powder fentanyl and cutting agents to manufacture fentanyl pills for bulk distribution in the community…