SPOKANE, WA – A second Spokane man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in operating a commercial fentanyl pill press operation in the Hillyard neighborhood.
According to a Monday press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Nicholas Adams, 37, of Spokane, to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release. The sentence stems from Adams’ role in running a fentanyl pill manufacturing operation from his residence.
Federal prosecutors said Adams and co-defendant Timothy Maddox obtained a commercial pill press from China through the mail and set up a pill production operation in the basement of Adams’ home. Investigators said the pair mixed fentanyl powder with cutting agents to manufacture counterfeit pills for distribution in the community…