GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Eight men were sentenced for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking organization operating in Green Bay.
They are:
- Ricky Q. Chambers, 29, of Green Bay was sentenced to 17 years in prison, followed by 7 years of supervised release
- Jaylen T. Allen, 25, of Green Bay was sentenced to 14 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release
- Peyton Shipman-Allen, 33, of Green Bay was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release
- Taviaun S. Love, 24, of Green Bay was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 8 years of supervised release
- Darius D. Ricks, 32, of Milwaukee was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 7 years of supervised release
- Xzavier T. Newsom, 29, of Green Bay was sentenced to 9 years in prison, followed by 6 years of supervised release
- Eugene L. Herrod, 34, of Green Bay was sentenced to 4 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release
- Devinique E. Manjarrez, 28, of Goodyear, Arizona, was sentenced to time served, followed by 3 years of supervised release
Seven of the eight defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Ricky Chambers was found guilty following a jury trial.
According to court records and evidence presented in court, the defendants operated a large-scale drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills in the Green Bay and Milwaukee areas. Several members referred to themselves as “GTR,” short for “Getting to Riches.” Members of the organization frequently traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, where they purchased large quantities of fentanyl pills. They then shipped the pills to various cities throughout the Midwest before distributing them in and around Green Bay…