KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Three men from Kalamazoo County and one man from Kent County have been sentenced to federal prison on drug trafficking charges.
Each of the four men’s cases were separate, but all related to possessing and intending to distribute large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and/or other controlled substances.
- Rene Arnold Ruiz, 52, of Kent County, was sentenced on Monday to 192 months, or 16 years, in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. Ruiz previously pleaded guilty on January 13, 2025. (Case No. 1:24-cr-122-PLM)
- Thomas Charles Davis, 50, of Kalamazoo County, was sentenced on Tuesday to 210 months, or 17 ½ years, in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Davis previously pleaded guilty on December 18, 2025.
- Lonnie Laronn Morrow, 33, of Kalamazoo County, was sentenced on Tuesday to 188 months, or 15 years and 8 months, in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. Morrow previously pleaded guilty on December 2, 2024.
- Dyland Edward Hughes, 32, of Kalamazoo County, was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. Hughes previously pleaded guilty on December 19, 2024.
“These cases — all resolved this week — individually and collectively demonstrate the serious, on-going threat posed by the trafficking of illegal drugs, especially fentanyl and methamphetamine, here in west Michigan and across the United States,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Birge. “Thanks to the strong partnership with our federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, our office will continue to prosecute these cases, and commit resources to disrupting the flow of these dangerous drugs into our communities.”
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Morrow possessed 10,863 counterfeit pills designed to look like Oxycodone 30mg pills (“M30s”), but in fact cumulatively contained over 1 kilogram of fentanyl, shown in the picture below…