An Annandale man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Nov. 20 for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, the Department of Justice reports.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, police observed Marcantonio Juarez Velasquez, 20, conducting a hand-to-hand narcotics transaction in Fairfax County. Police subsequently obtained an arrest warrant.
When officers arrested Juarez Velasquez on Aug. 2, 2024, he was in possession of a handgun, an extended magazine containing 15 rounds of ammunition, $949.83, and 258 fentanyl pills…