A judge on Monday sentenced a man to a decade in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that led to the largest fentanyl bust in Minnesota history.
Robiel Williams pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl after authorities seized more than 280,000 fentanyl pills in early 2023. His prison sentence will be followed by five years of supervised release.
Eight other people were charged in the drug trafficking conspiracy that involved purchasing the pills from suppliers in Phoenix and hiding them inside stuffed animals. They would then mail the stuffed animals to addresses around the Twin Cities. The packages were lined with dog treats to prevent drug-sniffing dogs from alerting authorities…