Major fentanyl dealers in Lubbock sentenced to federal prison

A monthslong multi-agency investigation two years ago into a major fentanyl trafficking group in Lubbock resulted in lengthy federal prison sentences for five people.

Adam Whitehead Baber, 45, and Jessica Clauson, 43, appeared Thursday before U.S. District Judge James Hendrix for their sentencing hearings after pleading guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy.

Baber, who pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison…

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